Arterial stiffness in female patients with fibromyalgia and its relationship to chronic emotional and physical stress

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 596-602

  Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Cho, Kyoung Im ^b   Kim, Seong Man ^b   Lee, Hyeon Gook ^b   Kim, Tae Ik ^b  

^a Maryknoll Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Maryknoll Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compliance; Fibromyalgia; Pulse wave velocity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PULSE WAVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 82055207332     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.10.596     Document Type: Article

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