Is there an association between fibromyalgia and below-normal levels of urinary cortisol?

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Izquierdo Álvarez, Silvia ^a   Bocos Terraz, Julia Pilar ^a   Bancalero Flores, Jose Luis ^a   Paván Romero, Lenin ^b   Serrano Ostariz, Enrique ^c   De Miquel, Cayetano Alegre ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Dr Ramán de la Fuente M iz   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d Rheumatology Section   (Spain)

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EID: 77955809749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-134     Document Type: Article

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