Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 191-199 , 30 September 2003

First-night effect in the chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Olivier Le Bon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32-2-477-27-72; fax: +32-2-477-21-62
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  • Pierre Minner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Cédric Van Moorsel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Guy Hoffmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Soledad Gallego

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Luc Lambrecht

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Isidore Pelc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, CHU Brugmann S48, Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
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  • Paul Linkowski

      Affiliations

    • Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1020 Brussels, Belgium

Received 23 April 2002 ,Revised 24 February 2003 ,Accepted 28 February 2003.

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PII: S0165-1781(03)00185-9

doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00185-9

Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 191-199 , 30 September 2003

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