Fibromyalgia: An unhelpful diagnosis for patients and doctors

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bass, Christopher ^a   Henderson, Max ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DSM-5; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPOWERMENT; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84897132675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2168     Document Type: Letter

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