Psychological characteristics of FMS patients

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-83

  Govender, Catherine ^a   Cassimjee, Nafisa ^a   Schoeman, Johan ^a   Meyer, Helgaard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Attribution style; Depression; Fibromyalgia; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60449117784     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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