Lack of correlation between the mean tender point score and self-reported pain in fibromyalgia

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Jacobs, Johannes W G ^a   Rasker, Johannes J ^b   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^a   Boersma, Johannes W ^c   De Blécourt, Alida C E ^d   Griep, Eduard N ^c   Van Rijswijk, Martin H ^d   Bijlsma, Johannes W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Pain; Self assessment; Tender points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84988220706     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199604)9:2<105::aid-anr1790090206>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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