The concept of incomplete fibromyalgia syndrome: Comparison of incomplete fibromyalgia syndrome with fibromyalgia syndrome by 1990 ACR classification criteria and its implications for newer criteria and clinical practice

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Yunus, Muhammad B ^a   Aldag, Jean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR criteria; Clinical diagnosis; Fibromyalgia; Incomplete fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; WIDESPREAD PAIN;

ADULT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859751057     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318247b7da     Document Type: Article

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