Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , January 2009

Power spectral analysis of sleep EEG in twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Roseanne Armitage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Carol Landis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Robert Hoffmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • Martha Lentz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Nathaniel Watson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Jack Goldberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Dedra Buchwald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Received 9 October 2007 ,Revised 16 July 2008 ,Accepted 28 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.004

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , January 2009

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