Fibromyalgia: A challenge for modern medicine

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Van Houdenhove, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IRRITABLE COLON; MENTAL FUNCTION; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WHIPLASH INJURY; DISABILITY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS;

EID: 0038543345     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-002-0672-3     Document Type: Editorial

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