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Improvement rates in adolescent patients with chronic fatigue syndrome after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy. Correspondence in response to: Clinical Practice: Chronic fatigue syndrome—Author's reply

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Nijhof, S.L., Werker, C.L. & van de Putte, E.M. Improvement rates in adolescent patients with chronic fatigue syndrome after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy. Correspondence in response to: Clinical Practice: Chronic fatigue syndrome—Author's reply. Eur J Pediatr 173, 693–694 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-013-2235-9

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Keywords

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Usual Care
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • School Attendance
  • Wait List Control