Diminished autonomic nervous system responsiveness in rheumatoid arthritis of recent onset

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 258-264

  Geenen, Rinie ^a   Godaert, Guido L R ^b   Jacobs, Johannes W G ^b   Peters, Madelon L ^b   Bijlsma, Johannes W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular; Pain; Parasympathetic; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN;

EID: 0029964184     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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