Explaining medically unexplained symptoms: Widespread pain

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 679-683

  Smythe, Hugh A ^a  

^a Journal of Rheumatology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

CERVICAL SPINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROELECTRODE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERRED PAIN; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPINE POSITION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CORTEX; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVOLUTION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 66149131046     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090006     Document Type: Review

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