A Role for Homeostatic Drive in the Perpetuation of Complex Chronic Illness: Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Travis J. A. Craddock; Paul Fritsch; Mark A. Rice Jr; Ryan M. del Rosario; Diane B. Miller; Mary Ann Fletcher; Nancy G. Klimas; Gordon Broderick

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084839

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A Role for Homeostatic Drive in the Perpetuation of Complex Chronic Illness: Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Travis J. A. Craddock ,

* E-mail: tcraddock@nova.edu

Affiliations Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, Graduate School for Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Paul Fritsch,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Mark A. Rice Jr,

Affiliation Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Ryan M. del Rosario,

Affiliation Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Diane B. Miller,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Ann Fletcher,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Nancy G. Klimas,

Affiliations Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Gordon Broderick

Affiliations Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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A Role for Homeostatic Drive in the Perpetuation of Complex Chronic Illness: Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Travis J. A. Craddock,
Paul Fritsch,
Mark A. Rice Jr,
Ryan M. del Rosario,
Diane B. Miller,
Mary Ann Fletcher,
Nancy G. Klimas,
Gordon Broderick

Published: January 8, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084839

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