What stops children with a chronic illness accessing health care: a mixed methods study in children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)

[1] Chalder T(2003)Epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome and self reported myalgic encephalomyelitis in 5-15 year olds: cross sectional study BMJ 327 654-655

[2] Goodman R(2007)Incidence, prognosis, and risk factors for fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents: a prospective community study Pediatrics 119 e603-e609

[3] Wessely S(2004)Prevalence of chronic disabling fatigue in children and adolescents Br J Psychiatry 184 477-481

[4] Hotopf M(2000)The course of severe chronic fatigue syndrome in childhood J R Soc Med 93 129-134

[5] Meltzer H(2009)Association between school absence and physical function in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy Arch Dis Child 94 752-756

[6] Rimes KA(1993)Development of a fatigue scale J Psychosom Res 37 147-153

[7] Goodman R(1993)The Sf-36 Health Survey Questionnaire - An Outcome Measure Suitable for Routine Use Within the Nhs British Medical Journal 306 1440-1444

[8] Hotopf M(2001)Normative data for the HADS from a large non-clinical sample Br J Clin Psychol 40 429-434

[9] Wessely S(1997)Structure of anxiety symptoms among children: A confirmatory factor-analytic study Journal of Abnormal Psychology 106 280-297

[10] Meltzer H(2008)Chronic fatigue syndrome in children aged 11 years old and younger Arch Dis Child 93 419-421

[1] Chalder T(2003)Epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome and self reported myalgic encephalomyelitis in 5-15 year olds: cross sectional study BMJ 327 654-655

[2] Goodman R(2007)Incidence, prognosis, and risk factors for fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents: a prospective community study Pediatrics 119 e603-e609

[3] Wessely S(2004)Prevalence of chronic disabling fatigue in children and adolescents Br J Psychiatry 184 477-481

[4] Hotopf M(2000)The course of severe chronic fatigue syndrome in childhood J R Soc Med 93 129-134

[5] Meltzer H(2009)Association between school absence and physical function in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy Arch Dis Child 94 752-756

[6] Rimes KA(1993)Development of a fatigue scale J Psychosom Res 37 147-153

[7] Goodman R(1993)The Sf-36 Health Survey Questionnaire - An Outcome Measure Suitable for Routine Use Within the Nhs British Medical Journal 306 1440-1444

[8] Hotopf M(2001)Normative data for the HADS from a large non-clinical sample Br J Clin Psychol 40 429-434

[9] Wessely S(1997)Structure of anxiety symptoms among children: A confirmatory factor-analytic study Journal of Abnormal Psychology 106 280-297

[10] Meltzer H(2008)Chronic fatigue syndrome in children aged 11 years old and younger Arch Dis Child 93 419-421