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All that shine is not gold: modelling the true relation between orthostatic intolerance, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromes

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  1. Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Juvenia Bezerra Fontenele PhD

  2. Dept. of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Odontology and Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Luzia Kalyne A. M. Leal PhD

  3. Dept. of Biophysiology and Pharmacology, Faculdade de Medicina de Juazeiro do Norte, Av. Leão Sampaio Km 3 S/N, 63040 000, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil

    Francisco Hélder Cavalcante Félix MD

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Bezerra Fontenele, J., Leal, L.K.A.M. & Félix, F.H.C. All that shine is not gold: modelling the true relation between orthostatic intolerance, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromes. Clin Auton Res 18, 298 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-008-0498-4

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