Quality of life and physical functioning of relatives of fibromyalgia patients

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 834-839

  Neumann, L ^a   Buskila, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Physical functioning; Quality of life; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030915938     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(97)80027-3     Document Type: Article

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