Therapeutic approaches to fibromyalgia in the Netherlands: A comparison between 1998 and 2005

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-325

  Kroese, Mariëlle E A L ^a   Schulpen, Guy J C ^a   Sonneveld, Henk M ^b   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; General practitioner; Management; Rehabilitation specialist; Rheumatologist

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 40449137749     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00862.x     Document Type: Article

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