The prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in Chinese people in Hong Kong

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 3-11

  Scudds, Roger A ^a,c   Li, Edmund K M ^b   Scudds, Rhonda J ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Fibromyalgia; Hong Kong; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC PAIN; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33747059264     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v14n02_02     Document Type: Article

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