Gender Differences in Pain Severity, Disability, Depression, and Widespread Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome Without Comorbid Conditions

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1639-1647

  Castro Sánchez, Adelaida M ^a   Matarán Peñarrocha, Guillermo A ^b   López Rodríguez, María M ^a   Lara Palomo, Inmaculada C ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^c   Fernández de las Peñas, César ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Health District Granada   (Spain)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Gender; Pressure Pain Thresholds; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 84871372738     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01523.x     Document Type: Article

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