Chronic widespread pain: North and South

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 404-405

  Rahman, Anisur ^a   Haq, Syed Atiqul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLIMATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFESTYLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMATIZATION; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950530328     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep378     Document Type: Editorial

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