Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 284-291 , March 2010

Adolescent Offspring of Mothers With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  • Mark S. Smith, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Dedra S. Buchwald, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Andy Bogart, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Jack Goldberg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington and Vietnam Era Twin Registry, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Wayne R. Smith, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Niloofar Afari, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Niloofar Afari, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0738, La Jolla, CA 92093-0738.

Received 13 April 2009 ,Accepted 4 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.08.001

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 284-291 , March 2010

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