Dolorimetry performed at 3 paired tender points highly predicts overall tenderness [7]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2568-2569

  Petzke, F ^a   Khine, A ^a   Williams, D ^a   Groner, K ^a   Clauw, D J ^a   Gracely, R H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034755299     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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