Should rheumatologists retain ownership of fibromyalgia?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-670

  Shir, Yoram ^a   Fitzcharles, Mary Ann ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; NOTE; RHEUMATOLOGY;

FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 66149106267     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081073     Document Type: Editorial

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