Clustering of symptoms associated with fibromyalgia in a Finnish Twin Cohort

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 744-750

  Markkula, Ritva ^a   Järvinen, Pentti ^b   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^c   Koskenvuo, Markku ^d   Kalso, Eija ^a,d   Kaprio, Jaakko ^d,e  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adults; Fibromyalgia; Genetics; Twins; Widespread pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; SYMPTOM; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67649159054     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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