Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2007

Post-infectious fatigue syndrome in dengue infection

  • Raymond C.S. Seet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
    • Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore. Tel.: +65 67722516; fax: +65 67794112.
    • ,
  • Amy M.L. Quek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore
    • ,
  • Erle C.H. Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
    • Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore

Received 4 July 2006 ,Revised 1 October 2006 ,Accepted 23 October 2006.

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PII: S1386-6532(06)00409-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.10.011

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2007

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