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The Symptom Of Fatigue In Primary Care: A Comparative Study Of Health Care Utilization Patterns Using Electronic Medical Records, Kathryn A. Nicholson
The Symptom Of Fatigue In Primary Care: A Comparative Study Of Health Care Utilization Patterns Using Electronic Medical Records, Kathryn A. Nicholson
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The experience of fatigue has been a common problem among community populations for decades. The symptom of fatigue is also a frequent health complaint in primary care practices. Fatigue patients have been shown to be significantly high users of health care resources, particularly when compared to non-fatigued patient populations. To date, an understanding of the presence and the impact of the symptom of fatigue within the context of the Canadian health care system has been understudied.
The objective of this research was to determine the number of patients who were suffering from the symptom of fatigue within a primary care …