Group treatment of fibromyalgia: A 6 month outpatient program

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 521-528

  Bennett, Robert M ^a   Burckhardt, Carol S ^a   Clark, Sharon R ^a   O'Reilly, Connie A ^a   Wiens, Arthur N ^a   Campbell, Stephen M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Group; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029947296     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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