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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Differences in Symptoms among Black and White Patients with ME/CFS.

Leonard A Jason, Chelsea Torres

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leonard A JasonCenter for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9972-4425
Chelsea TorresCenter for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
DePaul University · US

Funding

Maintenance and Incidence of ME/CFS following MonoR01NS111105 · NINDS · DE PAUL UNIVERSITY · PI JASON, LEONARD A, KATZ, BEN Z. · 2020 to 2024
$3.9M
NINDS NIH HHS R01NS111105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study samples of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have primarily involved White subjects, so the literature on ethnic differences is sparse. The current study identified a sample of 19 Black patients diagnosed with ME/CFS and compared them with White patients with ME/CFS, as well as with healthy controls. The studies used a similar psychometrically sound assessment tool to assess symptoms in all subjects. Findings indicated there were significant differences between patients with ME/CFS versus controls, but few differences between patients who identified as Black or White. The results suggest there might be few symptom differences between patients with ME/CFS in these two ethnic groups. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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ethnicityfatiguegendermyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Identifiers

PMID36431185
PMCPMC9696897
OpenAlexW4309001862

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