Autonomic dysfunction in fibromyalgia assessed by the composite autonomic symptoms scale (COMPASS)

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 172-176

  Solano, Carla ^a   Martinez, Aline ^a   Becerril, Lizbeth ^a   Vargas, Angelica ^a   Figueroa, Javier ^a   Navarro, Carmen ^b   Ramos Remus, Cesar ^c   Martinez Lavin, Manuel ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d Rheumatology Department   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Chronic fatigue syndrome; COMPASS; Fibromyalgia; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; COMPOSITE AUTONOMIC SYMPTOMS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SLEEP DISORDER; STANDING; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650924511     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181a1083d     Document Type: Article

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