An increased prevalence of fibromyalgia in iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia minor and associated factors

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1103-1108

  Pamuk, Gülsüm Emel ^a,b   Pamuk, Ömer Nuri ^a   Set, Turan ^a   Harmandar, Orbay ^a   Yeşil, Nesibe ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic widespread pain; Fibromyalgia; Irondeficiency anemia; Thalassemia minor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT; PICA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

EID: 48449093727     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0871-7     Document Type: Article

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