title: Family history of alcoholism in patients with chronic fatigue.
abstract: Persistent fatigue is a common functional physical complaint. This study reports a possible relationship between parental alcoholism or advanced parental age at the patient's birth and the functional fatigue syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010331:Paternal Age; D012744:Sex Ratio