Evidence of qualitatively altered nociception in patients with fibromyalgia

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-102

  Bendtsen, Lars ^a   NØrregaard, Jesper ^b   Jensen, Rigmor ^a   Olesen, Jes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031038505     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400114     Document Type: Article

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