Association of body mass index with symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-228

  Kim, Chul Hyun ^a,b   Luedtke, Connie A ^a   Vincent, Ann ^a   Thompson, Jeffrey M ^a   Oh, Terry H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84858051747     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20653     Document Type: Article

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