Treatment patterns among physician specialties in the management of fibromyalgia: Results of a cross-sectional study in the United States

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 673-683

  McNett, Michael ^a   Goldenberg, Don ^b,c   Schaefer, Caroline ^d   Hufstader, Meghan ^d   Baik, Rebecca ^d   Chandran, Arthi ^e   Zlateva, Gergana ^e  

^a APAC Centers for Pain Management   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Newton Weslley Hospital   (United States)

^d Covance Market Access Services Inc   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Clinical practice patterns; Cost; Fibromyalgia; Physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951649379     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.553214     Document Type: Article

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