Autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system involvement in rheumatoid arthiritis patients

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-79

  Bidikar, Mukta P ^a   Ichaporia, Rati B ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; ORTHOSTATIC TEST; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77957365455     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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