Should rheumatologists retain ownership of fibromyalgia? A survey of Ontario rheumatologists

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1177-1181

  Ghazan Shahi, Sassan ^a,b   Towheed, Tanveer ^a   Hopman, Wilma ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Ontario rheumatologists; Ownership of fibromyalgia; Pharmacological interventions

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84865972187     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-1989-1     Document Type: Review

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