"Clinicians and lawyers need to be fully aware of the political undercurrents surrounding the reality of ME, ICD-CFS and CFS." This paper applies as much in the US as it does in the UK.
"I medici e gli avvocati devono essere pienamente consapevoli del undercurrents politico che circonda la realtà di me, e ICD-CFS e CFS." Questo documento si applica tanto negli Stati Uniti come nel Regno Unito.
E.P. Marshall (1)
M. Williams (1)
M. Hooper (2)
(1) ME Research (UK)
(British Library Registered)
c/o The British Library
Science Reference & Information Services
Boston Spa, Wetherby,
West Yorkshire LS 23 7BQ, UK
(2) Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Life Sciences
University of Sunderland
SR2 7EE, UK
CONTENTS
History and Classification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Description of ME
Symptoms Documented in ME
Evidence of Abnormalities in ME
Precipitating Factors in ME
Physical Signs Found in ME
Changing Definitions: History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
How "CFS" Displaced ME in the UK
The UK Chief Medical Officer's Report on "CFS/ME"
Caution needed by Lawyers
Conclusion
References
Edited by vivolenta, 11 January 2009 - 12:36:40.