Familial aggregation of fainting in a case - Control study of neurally mediated hypotension patients who present with unexplained chronic fatigue

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 846-851

  Lucas, Katherine E ^a,c   Armenian, Haroutune K ^a   Petersen, Gloria M ^b   Rowe, Peter C ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Fatigue; Gulf War syndrome; Heredity; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; VETERANS;

EID: 33749676032     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul092     Document Type: Article

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