Prevalence of fibromyalgia: A survey in five European countries

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 448-453

  Branco, Jaime C ^a   Bannwarth, Bernard ^b   Failde, Inmaculada ^c   Abello Carbonell, Jordi ^d   Blotman, Francis ^e   Spaeth, Michael ^f   Saraiva, Fernando ^g   Nacci, Francesca ^h   Thomas, Eric ^e   Caubère, Jean Paul ⁱ   Le Lay, Katell ^j   Taieb, Charles ^j   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^h  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Medizinische Poliklinik   (Germany)

^g HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

ⁱ Centre d'Immunologie Pierre Fabre   (France)

^j Public Health   (France)

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Author keywords

Fatigue; Fibromyalgia; Pain; Prevalence; Screening questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; EUROPE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953120247     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.12.003     Document Type: Review

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