Fibromyalgia in Iraqi patients with Behcet's disease

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-90

  Al Izzi, Mustafa K ^a,b   Jabber, Abul Sattar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b Al Mafrek Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18744405686     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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