A medicolegal analysis of worker appeals for fibromyalgia as a compensable condition following workplace soft-tissue injury

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Fitzcharles, Mary Ann ^a   Peter, A Ste Marie ^a   Shir, Yoram ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Disabled persons; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874846000     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121062     Document Type: Article

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