Patients' views: Improving care for people with fibromyalgia

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 11C, 2008, Pages 362-369

  Egeli, Natasha A ^a,e   Crooks, Valorie A ^b   Matheson, Deborah ^c   Ursa, Marina ^d   Marchant, Elliott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e 400 2194 Health Sciences Mall   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Patient centred care; Physician patient relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249103657     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02505.x     Document Type: Article

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