Awareness and perceptions of fibromyalgia syndrome: A survey of Southeast Asian rheumatologists

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Arshad, Anwar ^a   Ooi, Kong Kok ^b  

^a Putra Specialist Hospital Batu Pahat Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Awareness; Fibromyalgia; Knowledge; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; DATA COLLECTION; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 34247104088     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000260494.29921.9e     Document Type: Article

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