Does smoking aggravate musculoskeletal pain?

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Eriksen, W B ^a   Brage, S ^a   Bruusgaard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

musculoskeletal pain; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

EID: 0031049323     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065664     Document Type: Article

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