Fibromyalgia syndrome, a problem of tautology

The Lancet

Volumn 342, Issue 8876, 1993, Pages 906-909

  Cohen, M L ^a   Quintner, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b St John of God Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0027383203     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91950-Q     Document Type: Review

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