Are There Gender Differences in Quality of Life and Symptomatology Between Fibromyalgia Patients?

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 314-319

  Aparicio, Virginia A ^a,b   Ortega, Francisco B ^a,b   Carbonell Baeza, Ana ^a,c   Femia, Pedro ^a   Tercedor, Pablo ^a   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a,b   Delgado Fernández, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

fibromyalgia; FIQ; health related quality of life; men; SF36; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861721041     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312436872     Document Type: Article

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