Sphygmomanometry-evoked allodynia - A simple bedside test indicative of fibromyalgia: A multicenter developmental study

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 272-274

  Vargas, Alfonso ^a   Vargas, Angélica ^a   Hernández Paz, Roberto ^a   Sánchez Huerta, Juan Manuel ^a   Romero Ramírez, Ricardo ^a   Amezcua Guerra, Luis ^a   Kooh, Min ^a   Nava, Arnulfo ^a   Pineda, Carlos ^a   Rodríguez Leal, Gustavo ^a   Martínez Lavín, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Fibromyalgia sphygmomanometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BEDS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 33845512089     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000249770.86652.3b     Document Type: Article

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