Titre :
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Unloading the trunk : neurasthenia, CFS and race. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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A. LUTHRA ;
S. WESSELY ;
Institute of Psychiatry. King's College School of Medicine. London. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 58, n° 11, 2004)
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Pagination :
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2363-2369
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Epidémiologie
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Homme
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Race
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Fatigue
;
Ethnie
;
Pays développé
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1cR0xvxG. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The aetiologies of both chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and its predecessor neurasthenia, have been linked to technological advances in'developed'countries. This paper discusses how this has led to a form of race thinking within discussions about fatigue which has persisted for more than a century. We review the historical development of this race thinking from neurasthenia to CFS and describe how it is manifested in both the lay-and medical literature. We also review the epidemiological literature on CFS and ethnicity to better understand the relatively low percentage of non-white patients seen in tertiary referral clinics for CFS. The aim of this paper is to act as a starting point for a debate on race and CFS.
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