Fibromyalgia and the disability dilemma: A new era in understanding a complex, multidimensional pain syndrome

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1627-1634

  Bennett, Robert M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0029777425     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780391004     Document Type: Review

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