A Preliminary Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial of Fludrocortisone for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Fludrocortisone acetate to treat neurally mediated hypotension in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.8.908