Understanding the lack of understanding: Invalidation from the perspective of the patient with fibromyalgia

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1650-1656

  Kool, Marianne B ^a   Van Middendorp, Henriët ^a   Boeije, Hennie R ^a   Geenen, Rinie ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; DENIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INVALIDITY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 73449103868     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24922     Document Type: Article

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