Factors predisposing to the resort of complementary therapies in patients with fibromyalgia

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 478-482

  Dimmock, S ^a,b   Troughton, P R ^a   Bird, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Fibromyalgia; Out patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0029740767     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02229645     Document Type: Article

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