Fibromyalgia syndrome and disability: The neurogenic model

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 398-401

  Littlejohn, Geoffrey O ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032550306     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb138994.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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