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Regional distribution of fatiguing illnesses in the United States: a pilot study

Cynthia Bierl, Rosane Nisenbaum, David C Hoaglin, Bonnie Randall, Ann-Britt Jones, Elizabeth R Unger and William C Reeves*

Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:1 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-2-1

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Prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in three regions of England: a repeated cross-sectional study in primary care

Luis C Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda, Derek Pheby, Peter Campion, Mariam Molokhia, Shagufta Fayyaz, Jose CDC Leite, Fiona Poland, Amanda Howe, Maria L Drachler BMC Medicine 2011, 9:91 (28 July 2011)

ME/CFS or chronic fatigue syndrome is a significant burden on health providers so a new call to use definitions consistently will make it easier to classify sub-groups of patients according to treatment needs.

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Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia

William C Reeves, James F Jones, Elizabeth Maloney, Christine Heim, David C Hoaglin, Roumiana S Boneva, Marjorie Morrissey, Rebecca Devlin Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:5 (8 June 2007)

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Complementary and alternative medical therapy utilization by people with chronic fatiguing illnesses in the United States

James F Jones, Elizabeth M Maloney, Roumiana S Boneva, Ann-Britt Jones, William C Reeves BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007, 7:12 (25 April 2007)

Individuals with chronic fatiguing illnesses use CAM, particularly chiropractic or massage therapy, though their patterns of use are largely accounted for by the presence of underlying conditions and poor physical and mental health.