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Tiredness/fatigue in adults - Management
Basis for recommendation
These recommendations are based on a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy (ME) [National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, 2007], and in relation to body mass index greater than 40 kg/m2, a North of England guideline on the medical assessment of people with suspected CFS/ME [Spickett, 2009].
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