Workers' compensation, Fibromyalgia, and Kafka

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-218

  Hadler, Nortin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84874920562     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121448     Document Type: Editorial

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