Direct and indirect costs of fibromyalgia to patients and their families

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-32

  Wassem, Rebecca ^a   Hendrix, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Direct costs; Economic; Fibromyalgia; Indirect costs; Non articular rheumatism; Total costs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; MALIC ACID; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN AGONIST; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037328609     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3111(02)00130-9     Document Type: Article

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