Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 101-104 , 30 March 2005

Cytokine production and modulation: Comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and normal controls

Received 29 June 2004 ,Revised 11 August 2004 ,Accepted 10 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.01.002

Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 101-104 , 30 March 2005