the economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome慢性疲劳综合症的经济影响.pdf

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation BioMed Central Research Open Access The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome 1 2 3 Kenneth J Reynolds , Suzanne D Vernon , Ellen Bouchery and William C Reeves*2 Address: 1SRA International, Inc., Arlington, U.S.A, 2Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, U.S.A and 3The Lewin Group, Falls Church, U.S.A Email: Kenneth J Reynolds - ken_Reynolds@; Suzanne D Vernon - sdv2@; Ellen Bouchery - ellen.bouchery@; William C Reeves* - wcr1@ * Corresponding author Published: 21 June 2004 Received: 07 June 2004 Accepted: 21 June 2004 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2004, 2:4 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-2-4 This article is available from: /content/2/1/4 © 2004 Reynolds et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. Abstract Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic incapacitating illness that affects between 400,000 and 800,000 Americans. Despite the disabling nature of this illness, scant research has addressed the economic impact of CFS either on those affected or on the national economy. Methods: We used microsimulation methods to analyze data from a surveillance study of CF