Increased frequencies of hysterectomy and early menopause in fibromyalgia patients: A comparative study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 561-564

  Pamuk, Ömer Nuri ^b   Dönmez, Salim ^a   Çakir, Necati ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Early menopause; Fibromyalgia; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64349115505     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1087-1     Document Type: Article

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