Abstract: Abstract Background The long term adverse effects of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a viral disease, are poorly understood. Methods Sleep physiology, somatic and mood symptoms of 22 Toronto subjects, 21 of whom were healthcare workers, (19 females, 3 males, mean age 46.29 yrs.+/- 11.02) who remained unable to return to their former occupation (mean 19.8 months, range: 13 to 36 months following SARS) were compared to 7 healthy female subjects. Because of their clinical similarities to patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) these po...
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Physical therapy
Internal medicine