Sleep in fibromyalgia patients: Subjective and objective findings

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 367-376

  Harding, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha delta sleep; Electroencephalography; Fibromyalgia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ZOPICLONE;

ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MOOD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP STAGE;

EID: 0031802145     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199806000-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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