Autonomic Nervous System Changes in Men With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2170-2174

  Yilmaz, Ugur ^a   Liu, Yung Wen ^a   Berger, Richard E ^a   Yang, Claire C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; galvanic skin response; heart rate; pelvic pain; prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; SYNDROME;

EID: 34248191226     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.144     Document Type: Article

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