Assessing the perceptions of fibromyalgia syndrome in united states among academic physicians and medical students: Where are we and where are we headed?

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-19

  Amber, Kyle T ^a   Brooks, Larry ^a   Chee, Jessica ^a   Ference, Tamar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia perceptions; Medical education; Pain management; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896703449     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2014.883024     Document Type: Article

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