A standardized Manual Tender Point Survey. I. Development and determination of a threshold point for the identification of positive tender points in fibromyalgia syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 377-383

  Okifuji, Akiko ^a,b   Turk, Dennis C ^b   Sinclair, J David ^c,d   Starz, Terence W ^c,d   Marcus, Dawn A ^c,d  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UPSM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; fibromyalgia; Manual Tender Point Survey; sensitivity and specificity; tender points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TENDER POINT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031058551     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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