Development and testing of the fibromyalgia diagnostic screen for primary care

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-239

  Arnold, Lesley M ^a   Stanford, Sharon B ^a   Welge, Jeffrey A ^a   Crofford, Leslie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84856634167     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3029     Document Type: Article

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