A Community-Based Study of Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue and CFS in Japan

Dr Tanihata Takeo from Senior Reserch Officer, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public HealthMinistry of Health, Labor, Welfare, Japan will do his presentation on 6th December at 15h00 in M9.

Presentation resume

Despite considerable research on conditions associated with unexplained chronic fatigue (CF) and chronic fatigue syndrom (CFS), little is known about their prevalence and demographic distribution in the population in Japan. The present study describes the epidemiology and characteristics of self-reported CF and related conditions in a diverse urban community.