Melatonin levels in women with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2675-2680

  Korszun, Ania ^a,c   Sackett Lundeen, Linda ^b   Papadopoulos, Emily ^a   Brucksch, Christine ^a   Masterson, Lori ^a   Engelberg, N Cary ^a   Haus, Erhard ^b   Demitrack, Mark A ^a   Crofford, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Melatonin; Women

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; STRESS;

EID: 0032725505     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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