Provocation of hypotension and pain during upright tilt table testing in adults with fibromyalgia

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-246

  Bou Holaigah, I ^a   Calkins, H ^a   Flynn, J A ^a   Tunin, C ^a   Chang, H C ^a   Kan, J S ^a   Rowe, P C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Hypotension; Syncape; tilt table test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REFERENCE VALUES; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0030977842     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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