Clinical expression profiles of complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia and a-specific repetitive strain injury: More common denominators than pain?

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 351-362

  Marinus, Johan ^a   van Hilten, Jacobus J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A specific repetitive strain injury; Complex regional pain syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Review; TREND

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644597483     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500287320     Document Type: Review

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