SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE - 2003

This page contains links to citations of scientific articles and studies pertaining to to environmental intolerances such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) and other related topics in 2003.

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Aaron LA, Buchwald D. "Chronic diffuse musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia and co-morbid unexplained clinical conditions." Best Practices & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;17(4):563-74.

Akkus S, Senol A, Ayvacioglu NB, Tunc E, Eren I, Isler M. "Is female predominance in irritable bowel syndrome related to fibromyalgia?" Rheumatology International. 2003 Jul 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Andollo Hervas I, Sanchez Perez A, Grandes G. "Inadequate analysis casts doubt on the benefits of health education in fibromyalgia." Atencio Primaria 2003 Feb 28;31(3):204.

Afari N, Buchwald D. "Chronic fatigue syndrome: a review". American Journal of Psychiatry 2003 Feb;160(2):221-36.

Al-Allaf AW, Mole PA, Paterson CR, Pullar T. "Bone health in patients with fibromyalgia." Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jun 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Almeida TF, Roizenblatt S, Benedito-Silva AA, Tufik S. "The effect of combined therapy (ultrasound and interferential current) on pain and sleep in fibromyalgia." Pain. 2003 Aug;104(3):665-72.

Altan L, Bingol U, Aykac M, Koc Z, Yurtkuran M. "Investigation of the effects of pool-based exercise on fibromyalgia syndrome." Rheumatology international. 2003 Sep 24 [Epub ahead of print].

Ambrose K, Lyden AK, Clauw DJ. "Applying exercise to the management of fibromyalgia." Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2003 Oct;7(5):348-54.

Amel Kashipaz MR, Swinden D, Todd I, Powell RJ. "Normal production of inflammatory cytokines in chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia syndromes determined by intracellular cytokine staining in short-term cultured blood mononuclear cells." Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2003 May;132(2):360-5.

Arendt-Nielsen L, Graven-Nielsen T. "Central sensitization in fibromyalgia and other musculoskeletal disorders." Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2003 Oct;7(5):355-61.

Asbring P, Narvanen AL. "Ideal versus reality: physicians perspectives on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia." Social Science and Medicine. 2003 Aug;57(4):711-20.

Assefi NP, Coy TV, Uslan D, Smith WR, Buchwald D. "Financial, occupational, and personal consequences of disability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia compared to other fatiguing conditions." Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Apr;30(4):804-8.

Astin JA, Berman BM, Bausell B, Lee WL, Hochberg M, Forys KL. "The efficacy of mindfulness meditation plus Qigong movement therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial." The Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Oct;30(10):2257-62.

Aktan NM. "Chronic fatigue syndrome. An overview of current concepts". Advance for Nurse Practitioners. 2003 Dec;11(12):64-6.

Authier FJ, Sauvat S, Champey J, Drogou I, Coquet M, Gherardi RK. "Chronic fatigue syndrome in patients with macrophagic myofasciitis." Arthritis and Rheumatology 2003 Feb;48(2):569-70.

Aylett E, Fawcett TN. "Chronic fatigue syndrome: the nurse's role. Nursing Standard." 2003 May 14-20;17(35):33-7.

Bagis S, Tamer L, Sahin G, Bilgin R, Guler H, Ercan B, Erdogan C. "Free radicals and antioxidants in primary fibromyalgia: an oxidative stress disorder?" Rheumatology International. 2003 Dec 20 [Epub ahead of print]

Baschetti R. "Assessing chronic fatigue." QJM. 2003 Jun;96(6):454.

Baschetti R. "Chronic fatigue syndrome and Addison's disease." Journal of Pediatrics 2003 Feb;142(2):217.

Baschetti R." Phantom lymphadenopathy. An association with chronic fatigue syndrome." Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2003 Mar;79(929):185.

Baschetti R. "Chronic fatigue syndrome: an endocrine disease off limits for endocrinologists?" European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2003 Dec;33(12):1029-31.

Bengtsson IL. Thoughts on burnout: "Time to establish 'Physicians with borders'?" Lakartidningen. 2003 Mar 20;100(12):1060-1. (Article in Swedish)

Bennett RM, Kamin M, Karim R, Rosenthal N. "Tramadol and acetaminophen combination tablets in the treatment of fibromyalgia pain: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study." American Journal of Medicine. 2003 May;114(7):537-45.

Benecke R, Dressler D, Kunesch E, Probst T. "[Use of botulinum toxin the the treatment of muscle pain]" Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) 2003 Dec;17(6):450-8.

Blatchley NF, Lee HA, Bolton JP. "Reduced bone formation in UK Gulf War veterans: a bone histomorphometric study." Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2003 Jul;56(7):559.

Blockmans D, Persoons P, Van Houdenhove B, Lejeune M, Bobbaers H. "Combination therapy with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone does not improve symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study." American Journal of Medicine. 2003 Jun 15;114(9):736-41.

Blumenstiel K, Eich W. "[Psychosomatic aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia]" Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) 2003 Dec;17(6):399-404.

Bosch Romero E, Saenz Moya N, Valls Esteve M, Vinolas Valer S. "Fibromyalgia, a virtual disease." Clinical Rheumatology 2003 Feb;22(1):8-11.

Briley M, Moret C. "Fibromyalgia syndrome: an overview of potential drug targets." IDrugs. 2003 Jul;6(7):668-73.

Brower V. "Gulf War syndrome revisited." EMBO Reports. 2003 Jun;4(6):551-3.

Buskila D, Press J, Abu-Shakra M. "Fibromyalgia in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence and clinical implications." Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology. 2003 Aug;25(1):25-8.

Buskila D. "Fibromyalgia: a biopsychosocial syndrome". The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ. 2003 Dec;5(12):887-8.

Callejas Rubio JL, Fernandez Moyano A, Navarro Hidalgo D, Palmero Palmero C. "Percutaneous fentanyl in fibromyalgia." Archivio di patologia e clinica medica. 2003 Mar 15;120(9):358-9. (Article in Spanish)

Carney CP, Sampson TR, Voelker M, Woolson R, Thorne P, Doebbeling BN. "Women in the Gulf War: combat experience, exposures, and subsequent health care use." Military Medicine. 2003 Aug;168(8):654-61.

Caress SM, Steinemann AC. "A review of a two-phase population study of multiple chemical sensitivities." Environmental Health Perspectives. 2003 Sep;111(12):1490-7.

Carothers B, Schmidt L, Puri V. "Case reports and review of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome (POTS)". The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association. 2003 Dec;101(12):549-52.

Chalder T, Goodman R, Wessely S, Hotopf M, Meltzer H. "Epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome and self reported myalgic encephalomyelitis in 5-15 year olds: cross sectional study." BMJ. 2003 Sep 20;327(7416):654-5.

Chang L, Berman S, Mayer EA, Suyenobu B, Derbyshire S, Naliboff B, Vogt B, FitzGerald L, Mandelkern MA. "Brain responses to visceral and somatic stimuli in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with and without fibromyalgia." The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003 Jun;98(6):1354-61.

Chaudhuri A, Condon BR, Gow JW, Brennan D, Hadley DM. "Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of basal ganglia in chronic fatigue syndrome." Neuroreport. 2003 Feb 10;14(2):225-8.

Chester AC. "Symptoms of rhinosinusitis in patients with unexplained chronic fatigue or bodily pain: a pilot study." Archives of Internal Medicine. 2003 Aug 11-25;163(15):1832-6.

Chia JK, Chia A. "Diverse etiologies for chronic fatigue syndrome." Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2003 Mar 1;36(5):671-2; author reply 672-3.

Chircop A, Keddy B. "Women living with environmental illness." Health Care for Women International. 2003 May-Jun;24(5):371-83.

Ciccone DS, Busichio K, Vickroy M, Natelson BH. "Psychiatric morbidity in the chronic fatigue syndrome. Are patients with personality disorder more physically impaired?" Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2003 May;54(5):445-52.

Ciccone DS, Natelson BH. "Comorbid illness in women with chronic fatigue syndrome: a test of the single syndrome hypothesis." Psychosomatic Medicine. 2003 Mar-Apr;65(2):268-75.

Ciliska D. "Review: aerobic exercise improves cardiovascular fitness and tender points in fibromyalgia." Evidence-Based Nursing. 2003 Apr;6(2):50-1.

Clarke JN, James S. "The radicalized self: the impact on the self of the contested nature of the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome." Social Science and Medicine. 2003 Oct;57(8):1387-95.

Cleare AJ. "The neuroendocrinology of chronic fatigue syndrome." Endocrine Reviews. 2003 Apr;24(2):236-52.

Clauw DJ, Crofford LJ. "Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: what we know, and what we need to know." Best Practices & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;17(4):685-701.

Clauw DJ, Engel CC Jr, Aronowitz R, Jones E, Kipen HM, Kroenke K, Ratzan S, Sharpe M, Wessely S. "Unexplained symptoms after terrorism and war: an expert consensus statement." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003 Oct;45(10):1040-8.

Clauw D. "The health consequences of the first Gulf war". BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1357-8.

Conte PM, Walco GA, Kimura Y. "Temperament and stress response in children with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome." Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Oct;48(10):2923-30.

Cook DB, Nagelkirk PR, Peckerman A, Poluri A, Lamanca JJ, Natelson BH. "Perceived Exertion in Fatiguing Illness: Civilians with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2003 Apr;35(4):563-568.

Cook DB, Nagelkirk PR, Peckerman A, Poluri A, Lamanca JJ, Natelson BH. "Perceived Exertion in Fatiguing Illness: Gulf War Veterans with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2003 Apr;35(4):569-574.

Colby J." ME and children." Professional Nurse. 2003 Jun;18(10):544.

Conrad I. "[Diagnosis and clinical signs of fibromyalgia]." Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) 2003 Dec;17(6):464-74.

Couzin J. Clinical trials. "New rule triggers debate over best way to test drugs." Science. 2003 Mar 14;299(5613):1651-3.

Creswell C, Chalder T. "The relationship between illness attributions and attributional style in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." The British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2003 Mar;42(Pt 1):101-4.

Croft P. "Symptoms without pathology: should we try a little tenderness?" Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jul;42(7):815-7. Epub 2003 May 16.

Currey SS, Rao JK, Winfield JB, Callahan LF. "Performance of a generic health-related quality of life measure in a clinic population with rheumatic disease." Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Oct 15;49(5):658-64.

Cymet TC." A practical approach to fibromyalgia." Journal of the National Medical Association. 2003 Apr;95(4):278-85.

Dalakas MC. "Enteroviruses in chronic fatigue syndrome: 'now you see them, now you don't'." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2003 Oct;74(10):1361-2.

Darbishire L, Ridsdale L, Seed PT. "Distinguishing patients with chronic fatigue from those with chronic fatigue syndrome: a diagnostic study in UK primary care." The British Journal of General Practice. 2003 Jun;53(491):441-5.

Dearman RJ, Kimber I. Cytokine profiling and chemical allergy." Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2002 Dec 15;185(3):228-9; author reply 229-30.

de Gier M, Peters ML, Vlaeyen JW. "Fear of pain, physical performance, and attentional processes in patients with fibromyalgia." Pain. 2003 Jul;104(1-2):121-30.

Desmeules JA, Cedraschi C, Rapiti E, Baumgartner E, Finckh A, Cohen P, Dayer P, Vischer TL. "Neurophysiologic evidence for a central sensitization in patients with fibromyalgia." Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 May;48(5):1420-9.

Dobkin PL, De Civita M, Abrahamowicz M, Bernatsky S, Schulz J, Sewitch M, Baron M. "Patient-physician discordance in fibromyalgia." Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Jun;30(6):1326-34.

Dobkin PL, De Civita M, Bernatsky S, Kang H, Baron M. "Does psychological vulnerability determine health-care utilization in fibromyalgia?" Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jun 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Dohrenbusch R, Sampaio-Doherty L, Genth E. "How reliable are statements on extensive noninflammatory pain? Comparison of patients with fibromyalgia, backache, and other local pain." Schmerz. 2003 Oct;17(5):341-9.

Donta ST, Clauw DJ, Engel CC Jr, Guarino P, Peduzzi P, Williams DA, Skinner JS, Barkhuizen A, Taylor T, Kazis LE, Sogg S, Hunt SC, Dougherty CM, Richardson RD, Kunkel C, Rodriguez W, Alicea E, Chiliade P, Ryan M, Gray GC, Lutwick L, Norwood D, Smith S, Everson M, Blackburn W, Martin W, Griffiss JM, Cooper R, Renner E, Schmitt J, McMurtry C, Thakore M, Mori D, Kerns R, Park M, Pullman-Mooar S, Bernstein J, Hershberger P, Salisbury DC, Feussner JR; VA Cooperative Study #470 Study Group. "Cognitive behavioral therapy and aerobic exercise for Gulf War veterans' illnesses: a randomized controlled trial." Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003 Mar 19;289(11):1396-404.

Douche-Aourik F, Berlier W, Feasson L, Bourlet T, Harrath R, Omar S, Grattard F, Denis C, Pozzetto B. "Detection of enterovirus in human skeletal muscle from patients with chronic inflammatory muscle disease or fibromyalgia and healthy subjects." Journal of Medical Virology. 2003 Dec;71(4):540-7.

Durakovic A. "Undiagnosed illnesses and radioactive warfare." Croatian Medical Journal. 2003 Oct;44(5):520-32.

Durakovic A, Horan P, Dietz LA, Zimmerman I. "Estimate of the time zero lung burden of depleted uranium in Persian Gulf War veterans by the 24-hour urinary excretion and exponential decay analysis." Military Medicine. 2003 Aug;168(8):600-5.

Dyer C. "Court stands by decision on Gulf war syndrome." BMJ. 2003 Jun 21;326(7403):1350.

Ehrlich GE. "Fibromyalgia: when it shouldn't be diagnosed." Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Sep;22(3):259; author reply 260.

Ehrlich GE. "Pain is real; fibromyalgia isn't." Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;30(8):1666-7.

Eidelman D. "Chronic fatigue syndrome - medical fact or artifact." Medical Hypotheses. 2003 Jun;60(6):840-2.

Eisinger J. "Clinical evaluation of fibromyalgia." La Revue de medecine interne. 2003 Apr;24(4):237-42. (Article in French)

Endresen GK. "Mycoplasma blood infection in chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia syndromes." Rheumatology International. 2003 Jul 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Englebienne P, Verhas M, Herst CV, De Meirleir K. "Type I interferons induce proteins susceptible to act as thyroid receptor (TR) corepressors and to signal the TR for destruction by the proteasome: possible etiology for unexplained chronic fatigue." Medical Hypotheses 2003 Feb;60(2):175-80.

Enserink M. "War in Iraq. Bracing for Gulf War syndrome II." Science. 2003 Mar 28;299(5615):1966-7.

Ernberg M, Lundeberg T, Kopp S. "Effects on muscle pain by intramuscular injection of granisetron in patients with fibromyalgia." Pain 2003 Feb;101(3):275-82.

Ersoz M. "Nerve conduction tests in patients with fibromyalgia: comparison with normal controls." Rheumatology International. 2003 Jul;23(4):166-70. Epub 2003 Jan 04.

Evengard B, Jonzon E, Sandberg A, Theorell T, Lindh G. "Differences between patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and with chronic fatigue at an infectious disease clinic in Stockholm, Sweden." Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2003 Aug;57(4):361-8.

Farassati F, Lee PW. "Ras Signalling Pathway: A Gateway for HSV-1 Infection." ScientificWorldJournal. 2003 Jun 18;3(6):533-5.

Ferrari R, Shorter E. "From railway spine to whiplash - the recycling of nervous irritation." Medical Science Monitor. 2003 Nov;9(11):HY27-37.

Fillingim RB. "Hyperalgesia versus response bias in fibromyalgia." Pain. 2003 Oct;105(3):385-6.

Fisher L, Chalder T. "Childhood experiences of illness and parenting in adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2003 May;54(5):439-43.

Fitzcharles MA, Costa DD, Poyhia R. "A study of standard care in fibromyalgia syndrome: a favorable outcome." Journal of Rheumatology 2003 Jan;30(1):154-9.

Fitzcharles MA, Boulos P. "Inaccuracy in the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: analysis of referrals." Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003 Feb;42(2):263-7.

Fulle S, Belia S, Vecchiet J, Morabito C, Vecchiet L, Fano G. "Modification of the functional capacity of sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome." Neuromuscular Disorder. 2003 Aug;13(6):479-84.

Gaab J, Huster D, Peisen R, Engert V, Heitz V, Schad T, Schurmeyer T, Ehlert U. "Assessment of Cortisol Response With Low-Dose and High-Dose ACTH in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Healthy Comparison Subjects." Psychosomatics 2003 Mar-Apr;44(2):113-9.

Gardner JW, Gibbons RV, Hooper TI, Cunnion SO, Kroenke K, Gackstetter GD. "Identifying new diseases and their causes: the dilemma of illnesses in Gulf War veterans." Military Medicine. 2003 Mar;168(3):186-93.

Garrison RL, Breeding PC. "A metabolic basis for fibromyalgia and its related disorders: the possible role of resistance to thyroid hormone." Medical Hypotheses. 2003 Aug;61(2):182-9.

Geisser ME, Casey KL, Brucksch CB, Ribbens CM, Appleton BB, Crofford LJ. "Perception of noxious and innocuous heat stimulation among healthy women and women with fibromyalgia: association with mood, somatic focus, and catastrophizing." Pain. 2003 Apr;102(3):243-50.

Gelfand SG. "More comments on the "fibromyalgia" label." Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Aug 15;49(4):618.

Genc H, Saracoglu M, Duyur B, Erdem HR. "The role of tendinitis in fibromyalgia syndrome." Yonsei Medical Journal. 2003 Aug;44(4):619-22.

Georgiades E, Behan WM, Kilduff LP, Hadjicharalambous M, Mackie EE, Wilson J, Ward SA, Pitsiladis YP. "Chronic fatigue syndrome: new evidence for a central fatigue disorder. Clinical Science (London)." 2003 Apr 23.

Ghosh AK, Ghosh K. "The head-up tilt test for diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome." QJM. 2003 May;96(5):379-80.

Gibson PR, Elms AN, Ruding LA. "Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity." Environmental Health Perspectives. 2003 Sep;111(12):1498-504.

Giesecke T, Williams DA, Harris RE, Cupps TR, Tian X, Tian TX, Gracely RH, Clauw DJ. "Subgrouping of fibromyalgia patients on the basis of pressure-pain thresholds and psychological factors." Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Oct;48(10):2916-22.

Goldenberg D, Smith N. "Fibromyalgia, rheumatologists, and the medical literature: a shaky alliance." Journal of Rheumatology 2003 Jan;30(1):151-3.

Gordon JB. "Asthma and Gulf War exposures." Environmental Health Perspectives. 2003 Jul;111(9):A451-2; author reply A452.

Gordon DA. "Fibromyalgia--real or imagined?" Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;30(8):1665.

Gottschalk RA. "Fibromyalgia and the neuroscience nurse's role." The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 2003 Aug;35(4):184, 201.

Gracely RH, Grant MA, Giesecke T. "Evoked pain measures in fibromyalgia." Best Practices & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;17(4):593-609.

Gran JT. "The epidemiology of chronic generalized musculoskeletal pain." Best Practices & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;17(4):547-61.

Granvik M, Hallberg H. Marianne, 40 years old, a fictive patient with burnout symptoms. Sick listed by general practitioners, but was not the physician-patient dialogue neglected?" Lakartidningen. 2003 Mar 20;100(12):1036-8, 1041. (Article in Swedish)

Greenberg PE, Leong SA, Birnbaum HG, Robinson RL. "The economic burden of depression with painful symptoms." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2003 Jul;64 Suppl 7:17-23.

Gronemann ST, Ribel-Madsen S, Bartels EM, Danneskiold-Samsoe B, Bliddal H. "Collagen and muscle pathology in fibromyalgia patients." Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jul 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Gur H. "Fibromyalgia: a distinct entity or a biopsychosocial syndrome?" The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ. 2003 Dec;5(12):885.

Gursoy S, Erdal E, Herken H, Madenci E, Alasehirli B, Erdal N. "Significance of catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism in fibromyalgia syndrome." Rheumatology International. 2003 May;23(3):104-7.

Hadler NM, Ehrlich GE. "Fibromyalgia and the conundrum of disability determination." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003 Oct;45(10):1030-3.

Hadler NM. " 'Fibromyalgia' and the medicalization of misery." Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;30(8):1668-70.

Hagen K, Einarsen C, Zwart JA, Svebak S, Bovim G. "The co-occurrence of headache and musculoskeletal symptoms amongst 51 050 adults in Norway." Headache. 2003 Apr;43(4):424.

Hallman WK, Kipen HM, Diefenbach M, Boyd K, Kang H, Leventhal H, Wartenberg D. "Symptom patterns among Gulf War registry veterans". American Journal of Public Health. 2003 Apr;93(4):624-30.

Hatcher S, House A. "Life events, difficulties and dilemmas in the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-control study." Psychological Medicine. 2003 Oct;33(7):1185-92.

Hatchette TF, Hayes M, Merry H, Schlech WF, Marrie TJ. "The effect of C. burnetii infection on the quality of life of patients following an outbreak of Q fever." Epidemiology and Infection. 2003 Jun;130(3):491-5

Haumann K, Kiesswetter E, van Thriel C, Blaszkewicz M, Golka K, Seeber. A. "Breathing and Heart Rate during Experimental Solvent Exposure of Young Adults with Self-Reported Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (sMCS)". Neurotoxicology 2003 Mar;24(2):179-86.

Hazemeijer I, Rasker JJ. "Fibromyalgia and the therapeutic domain. A philosophical study on the origins of fibromyalgia in a specific social setting." Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Apr;42(4):507-15.

Helliwell PS, Bennett RM, Littlejohn G, Muirden KD, Wigley RD. "Towards epidemiological criteria for soft-tissue disorders of the arm." Occupational Medicine(Lond). 2003 Aug;53(5):313-9.

Henningsen P, Zimmermann T, Sattel H. "Medically unexplained physical symptoms, anxiety, and depression: a meta-analytic review." Psychosomatic Medicine. 2003 Jul-Aug;65(4):528-33.

Henriksson KG. "Hypersensitivity in muscle pain syndromes". Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2003 Dec;7(6):426-32.

Herpfer I, Lieb K. "Substance p and substance p receptor antagonists in the pathogenesis and treatment of affective disorders." World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 2003 Apr;4(2):56-63.

Hocking G, Cousins MJ. "Ketamine in chronic pain management: an evidence-based review". Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2003 Dec;97(6):1730-9.

Hofmann SG. "Review: cognitive behavioural interventions may be effective for chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic back pain." Evidenced-Based Mental Health. 2003 May;6(2):55.

Holdcraft LC, Assefi N, Buchwald D. "Complementary and alternative medicine in fibromyalgia and related syndromes." Best Practices & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2003 Aug;17(4):667-83.

Holman AJ. "Fibromyalgia and pramipexole: promise and precaution." The Journal of Rheumatology. 2003 Dec;30(12):2733.

Horwitz EB, Theorell T, Anderberg UM. "Fibromyalgia patients' own experiences of video self-interpretation: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study." Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2003 Sep;17(3):257-264.

Hotopf M. "Treating Gulf War veterans' illnesses--are more focused studies needed?" Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003 Mar 19;289(11):1436-7.

Hotopf M, Mackness MI, Nikolaou V, Collier DA, Curtis C, David A, Durrington P, Hull L, Ismail K, Peakman M, Unwin C, Wessely S, Mackness B. "Paraoxonase in Persian Gulf War veterans." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003 Jul;45(7):668-75.

Hotopf M, David AS, Hull L, Nikalaou V, Unwin C, Wessely S. "Gulf war illness--better, worse, or just the same? A cohort study". BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1370.

Huibers MJ, Beurskens AJ, Prins JB, Kant IJ, Bazelmans E, Van Schayck CP, Knottnerus JA, Bleijenberg G. "Fatigue, burnout, and chronic fatigue syndrome among employees on sick leave: do attributions make the difference?" Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003 Jun;60 Suppl 1:i26-31.

Hyams KC. "The investigation of chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-study of the limitations of inductive inferences and non-falsifiable hypotheses in medical research." Medical Hypotheses. 2003 May;60(5):760-6.

Ikuta K, Yamada T, Shimomura T, Kuratsune H, Kawahara R, Ikawa S, Ohnishi E, Sokawa Y, Fukushi H, Hirai K, Watanabe Y, Kurata T, Kitani T, Sairenji T. "Diagnostic evaluation of 2', 5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activities and antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus and Coxiella burnetii in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome in Japan." Microbes and Infection. 2003 Oct;5(12):1096-102.

Imbierowicz K, Egle UT. "Childhood adversities in patients with fibromyalgia and somatoform pain disorder." European Journal of Pain 2003;7(2):113-9.

Jason LA, Helgerson J, Torres-Harding SR, Carrico AW, Taylor RR. "Variability in diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome may result in substantial differences in patterns of symptoms and disability." Evaluation and the Health Professions 2003 Mar;26(1):3-22.

Jason LA, Taylor RR, Kennedy CL, Jordan KM, Song S, Johnson D, Torres-Harding S. "Chronic fatigue syndrome: symptom subtypes in a community based sample." Women's Health 2003;37(1):1-13.

Jones MA. "Chronic fatigue syndrome, Christianity and culture." Manual Therapy. 2003 Nov;8(4):262.

Jones JF, Nisenbaum R, Reeves WC. "Medication Use by Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Results of a Randomized Telephone Survey in Wichita, Kansas". Health and Quality of Life Outcomes [electronic resource]. 2003 Dec 2;1(1):74.

Kakumanu SS, Mende CN, Lehman EB, Hughes K, Craig TJ. "Effect of topical nasal corticosteroids on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and rhinitis." The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2003 Sep;103(9):423-7.

Kang HK, Natelson BH, Mahan CM, Lee KY, Murphy FM. "Post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness among Gulf War veterans: a population-based survey of 30,000 veterans." American Journal of Epidemiology 2003 Jan 15;157(2):141-8.

Karper WB, Stasik SC. "A successful, long-term exercise program for women with fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome." Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2003 Sep;17(5):243-8.

Khan F, Kennedy G, Spence VA, Newton DJ, Belch JJ. "Peripheral cholinergic function in humans with chronic fatigue syndrome, gulf war syndrome, and with illness following organophosphate exposure." Clinical Science. 2003 Sep 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Khan F, Spence V, Kennedy G, Belch JJ. "Prolonged acetylcholine-induced vasodilatation in the peripheral microcirculation of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome." Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 2003 Sep;23(5):282-5.

Kerr JR, Cunniffe VS, Kelleher P, Bernstein RM, Bruce IN. "Successful intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in 3 cases of parvovirus B19-associated chronic fatigue syndrome." Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2003 May 1;36(9):e100-6.

Kerr JR, Tyrrell DA. "Cytokines in parvovirus b19 infection as an aid to understanding chronic fatigue syndrome." Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2003 Oct;7(5):333-41.

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