Prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients referred to a tertiary pain clinic

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-688

  Brill, Silviu ^a   Ablin, Jacob N ^a   Goor Aryeh, Itay ^b   Hyat, Kim ^c   Slefer, Alexander ^c   Buskila, Dan ^c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Central pain; Fibromyalgia; Pain clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84860797191     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: 17088267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e31824963d1     Document Type: Article

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