Tests of functional limitations in fibromyalgia syndrome: A reliability study

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Mannerkorpi, Kaisa ^a   Svantesson, Ulla ^b   Carlsson, Jane ^b   Ekdahl, Charlotte ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Functional performance; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LIMITATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0032735913     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199906)12:3<193::aid-art6>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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