Fitness testing as a discriminative tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of fibromyalgia

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 415-423

  Aparicio, V A ^a,b   Carbonell Baeza, A ^a,b,c   Ruiz, J R ^a,b   Aranda, P ^a   Tercedor, P ^a   Delgado Fernandez M ^a   Ortega, F B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia severity; FIQ; Physical fitness; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA SEVERITY; FIQ; FITNESS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

FIBROMYALGIA SEVERITY; FIQ; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WOMEN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84880507459     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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