Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Where Do Your Views Lie? An Experience from a UK Medical Student

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  • Rebecca L. Lambson Newcastle University, Medical Sciences, intercalating medical student (Mres), UK.

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https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.130

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Rebecca L. Lambson, Newcastle University, Medical Sciences, intercalating medical student (Mres), UK.

Rebecca Lauren Lambson is currently an intercalating (MRes) fifth-year medical student of a six-year program at Newcastle University School of Medical Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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2015-06-18

How to Cite

L. Lambson, R. (2015). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Where Do Your Views Lie? An Experience from a UK Medical Student. International Journal of Medical Students, 3(2), 117–118. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.130

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