The number of existing functional somatic syndromes (FSSs) is an important risk factor for new, different FSSs

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-17

  Warren, John W ^a   Langenberg, Patricia ^a   Clauw, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic pelvic pain; Fibromyalgia; Functional somatic syndromes; Irritable bowel syndrome; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; PANIC; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871687284     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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