Higher prevalence of fibromyalgia in patients infected with human T cell lymphotropic virus type I

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2300-2303

  Cruz, Boris A ^a,b,d   Catalan Soares, Bernadete ^c   Proietti, Fernando ^a  

^a BIOCOR INSTITUTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Hemominas Foundation   (Brazil)

^d Rua Fernandes Tourinho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fibromyalgia; Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I infection

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33750993761     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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