Disease perceptions of Brazilian fibromyalgia patients: Do they resemble perceptions from other countries?

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-227

  Martinez, José Eduardo ^a,b   Cruz, Carlos Gustavo ^a   Aranda, Carolina ^a   Boulos, Fernanda Castro ^a   Lagoa, Laura Andrade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Patients' perception; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; SLEEP RESEARCH;

RHEUMATOLOGY;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0142105959     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200309000-00010     Document Type: Article

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