The prevalence and associated features of chronic widespread pain in the community using the 'Manchester' definition of chronic widespread pain

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-279

  Hunt, I M ^a   Silman, A J ^a   Benjamin, S ^a   McBeth, J ^a   Macfarlane, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pain; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENGLAND; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0032747005     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.3.275     Document Type: Article

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