Fibromyalgia is common and adversely affects pain and fatigue perception in North Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2443-2448

  Dhir, Varun ^a   Lawrence, Able ^a   Aggarwal, Amita ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic widespread pain; Fibromyalgia; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tender points

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70450193148     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090157     Document Type: Article

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