Fibromyalgia syndrome: Presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and vulnerability

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 6-11

  Russell, I Jon ^a,b,d   Raphael, Karen G ^c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b International MYOPAIN Society

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM;

EID: 42149105052     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900026778     Document Type: Review

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