Fibromyalgia and the Conundrum of Disability Determination

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1030-1033

  Hadler, Nortin M ^a   Ehrlich, George E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0242321313     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000088879.70638.14     Document Type: Editorial

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