Widespread pain in children: When is it pathologic?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2402-2405

  Schanberg, Laura E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0141453527     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11222     Document Type: Editorial

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