The quality of websites addressing fibromyalgia: an assessment of quality and readability using standardised tools

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Daraz, Lubna ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^a   Wilkins, Seanne ^a   Gibson, Jane ^b   Shaw, Lynn ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84866234110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000152     Document Type: Article

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