The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the general population: A comparison of the American College of Rheumatology 1990, 2010, and modified 2010 classification criteria

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 568-575

  Jones, Gareth T ^a   Atzeni, Fabiola ^a,b   Beasley, Marcus ^a   Flüß, Elisa ^a   Sarzi Puttini, Piercarlo ^b   Macfarlane, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM SEVERITY SCALE SCORE; WIDESPREAD PAIN INDEX; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922812468     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.38905     Document Type: Article

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