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Chronic Illness

Chronic Illness is a long-term health condition characterized by persistent symptoms, functional limitations, or ongoing medical management that distinguishes it from acute illnesses by its duration, progression, and impact on individual and family well-being across the lifespan.

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748

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The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Approach to Its Definition and Study

Keiji Fukuda · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1994 · 5K citations

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Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

Andrew S. Levey, Kai‐Uwe Eckardt, Yusuke Tsukamoto et al. · Kidney International · 2005 · 3.9K citations · Full text

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Chronic illness as biographical disruption

Michael Bury · Sociology of Health & Illness · 1982 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Patient Self-management of Chronic Disease in Primary Care

Thomas Bodenheimer · JAMA · 2002 · 3.7K citations

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The illness narratives: suffering, healing, and the human condition

Arthur Kleinman · Choice Reviews Online · 1988 · 3.6K citations

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Authors

11K

  1. LA
    Leonard A. Jason

    DePaul University, United States

    37 publications · 2.2K citations

    25

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  2. SW
    Simon Wessely

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. MR
    Mieke Rijken

    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Netherlands

    19 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. MH
    Monique Heijmans

    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Netherlands

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. RR
    Renée R. Taylor

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

3K

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    33 h-index

    169 publications

    13.4K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    32 h-index

    105 publications

    20.9K citations

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    30 h-index

    108 publications

    25.2K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    91 publications

    15.3K citations

  5. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    27 h-index

    151 publications

    6.8K citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    27 h-index

    99 publications

    13.3K citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    27 h-index

    60 publications

    8.7K citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    26 h-index

    84 publications

    9.7K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 235 publications · 13.8K citations

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  2. Social Science & Medicine

    48 publications · 6.1K citations

    34

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  3. Journal of Psychosomatic Research

    45 publications · 3.3K citations

    31

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  4. Journal of Advanced Nursing

    JAN · 37 publications · 3K citations

    29

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  5. JAMA

    35 publications · 22K citations

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