A county population of males given the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome - Comparison with fibromyalgia syndrome females regarding pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study [The HUNT Study]

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 11-18

  Kurtze, Nanna ^a,c   Svebak, Sven ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fatigue; Fibromyalgia; Male; Pain; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZED NORDIC QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33645943700     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v13n03_03     Document Type: Article

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