Mechanisms of Fibromyalgia Pain

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 14, Issue S16, 2009, Pages 4-5

  Staud, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROMYALGIA; GENETICS; HUMAN; PAIN; REVIEW;

FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 77954680188     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: 21656509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852900027991     Document Type: Article

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