Autonomic testing in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 3 A, 1998, Pages 22S-26S

  De Becker, Pascale ^a,b   Dendale, Paul ^a   De Meirleir, Kenny ^a   Campine, Isabelle ^a   Vandenborne, Krista ^a   Hagers, Yves ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY POSTURE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0032575986     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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