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== Prevalence == A 2006 study by Jordan, et al, concluded that the overall prevalence rate for a community-based sample of adolescents (aged 13 to 17) was 181 per 100,000 or 0.181%.<ref name="Jordan2006">{{Cite journal | last= Jordan | first = Karen M. | last2 = Huang | first2 = Cheng-Fang | last3 = Jason | first3 = Leonard A. | last4 = Richman | first4 = Judith | last5 = Mears | first5 = Cynthia J. | last6 = McCready | first6 = William | last7 = Katz | first7 = Ben Z. | last8 = Ayers | first8 = Penny M. | last9 = Rademaker | first9 = Alfred | date = 2006 | title=Prevalence of Pediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a Community-Based Sample|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J092v13n02_04|journal=Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|language=en|volume=13|issue=2-3 | pages = 75β78|doi=10.1300/j092v13n02_04|issn=1057-3321|via=|quote= | author-link = Karen Jordan | author-link2 = | authorlink3 = Leonard Jason | author-link4 = | authorlink5 = Cyn | authorlink7 = Ben Katz}}</ref> A 2011 study in the [[Netherlands]] reported a prevalence rate of 111 per 100 000 adolescents or 0.111%.<ref name="Nijhof2011">{{Cite journal | last = Nijhof | first = S. L. | last2 = Maijer | first2 = K. | last3 = Bleijenberg | first3 = G. | last4 = Uiterwaal | first4 = C. S.P.M. | last5 = Kimpen | first5 = J.L.L. | last6 = van de Putte | first6 = E.M. | date=2011-04-18 | title = Adolescent Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Prevalence, Incidence, and Morbidity|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-1147|journal=PEDIATRICS|volume=127|issue=5| pages = e1169βe1175|doi=10.1542/peds.2010-1147|issn=0031-4005|via=}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] estimated less than 20% of (adult) [[United States|Americans]] that have [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS) were diagnosed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/cfs/diagnosis/index.html | title = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)| date = 2018-07-03 | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref> A 2008 [[ProHealth]] survey of 1,210 (adult) ME/CFS patients showed "29% had been ill from 6 to 20-plus years before being diagnosed."<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=13672 | title = A Profile of ME/CFS Patients - How Many Years and How Many Doctors? - Prohealth| date = 2008-05-16|work=Prohealth|access-date=2018-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
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