Posttraumatic stress disorder, tenderness and fibromyalgia

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 607-613

  Amir, Marianne ^a   Kaplan, Z ^a   Neumann, L ^a   Sharabani, R ^a   Shani, N ^a   Buskila, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia syndrome; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Quality of life; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030757346     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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