The relation between tender points and fibromyalgia symptom variables: Evidence that fibromyalgia is not a discrete disorder in the clinic

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 268-271

  Wolfe, Frederick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030920298     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.56.4.268     Document Type: Article

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