Fibromyalgia, a virtual disease

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-11

  Ehrlich, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS;

EID: 0038204690     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-002-0697-7     Document Type: Editorial

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