Heterogeneity within the fibromyalgia population: Theoretical implications of variable tender point severity ratings

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2795-2801

  Wilson, Hilary D ^a   Starz, Terence W ^a   Robinson, James P ^a   Turk, Dennis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fibromyalgia; Subgroups; Tender points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 72449145458     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090432     Document Type: Article

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