Joint hypermobility in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-42

  Acasuso Díaz, Manuel ^a,c   Collantes Estévez, Eduardo ^b  

^a Sant Jordi Centro Médico Reus   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia syndrome; Generalized hyperlaxity; Hypermobility syndrome; Joint hyperlaxity; Joint hypermobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84988266350     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790110107     Document Type: Article

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