Prevalence of CFS

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Authors	Country	Sample	Criteria	Prevalence [%]
Calder et al., 1987	UK	-	CFS	2.8
Ho-Yen, 1988	UK	-	CFS	0.5
Murdoch, 1988	NZ	-	CFS	1.3
David et al., 1990	UK	-	CFS	0.16
Lloyd et al., 1990	AU	-	CFS	0.37
Bates et al., 1991	USA	1000	CFS	0.30
Ho-Yen & McNamara, 1991	UK	-	CFS	0.13
Kawai & Kawai, 1992	JA	1153	CFS	0.86
Lloyd & Pender, 1992	AU	-	CFS	0.0371
Price et al., 1992	UK	13538	CFS (CDC 1988)	0.0074
Bates et al., 1993	USA	1000	CFS (CDC 1988)	0.3
Bates et al., 1993	USA	1000	CFS (Oxford)	0.4
Bates et al., 1993	USA	1000	CFS (Austral. Crit.)	1.0
Gunn et al., 1993	USA	337	CFS	0.6-2.2
McDonald et al., 1993	UK	-	CFS	2.5
Buchwald et al., 1995	USA	3066	CFS	0.08-0.27
Jason et al., 1995	USA	1031	CFS	0.2
Lawrie & Pelosi, 1995	UK	1000	CFS (Oxford)	0.56
Hickie et al., 1996	AU	-	CFS	0.3-1.3
Minowa & Jiamo, 1996	JA	-	CFS (Japan. Crit.)	0.0009
Bazelmans et al., 1997	NL	-	CFS	0.112
Lawrie et al., 1997	UK	-	CFS	0.7
Shefer et al., 1997	USA	3312	CFS	2.3
Versluis et al., 1997	NL	601	CFS (CDC 1988)	0.11
Wagner & Jason, 1997	USA	3400	CFS	0.68
Wessely et al., 1997	UK	2376	CFS (CDC 1988)	0.8
Wessely et al., 1997	UK	2376	CFS (CDC 1994)	2.6
Jason et al., 1998	USA	-	CFS	1.5
Kawakami et al., 1998	JA	137	CFS (CDC 1994)	1.5
Reyes et al., 1998	USA	90319	CFS	0.183
Steele et al., 1998	USA	16970	CFS	0.19
Jason et al., 1999	USA	28673	CFS (CDC 1994)	0.422
Kenter & Okkes, 1999	NL	9630	CFS	1.0
Klein Rouweler et al., 1999	NL	-	CFS	0.195
Reeves, 1999	USA	-	CFS	0.238
Nisenbaum et al., 2000	USA	56154	CFS	0.13

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