Muscle strength, working capacity and effort in patients with fibromyalgia

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Nørregaard, Jesper ^a   Bülow, Per Martin ^a   Lykkegaard, Jens Jørgen ^a   Mehlsen, Jesper ^a   Danneskiold Samsøe, Bente ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aerobic capacity; fibromyalgia; muscle strength; psychometric scales; variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0030954237     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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