Protocol for verifying expertise in locating fibromyalgia tender points

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 210-216

  McIntosh, Matthew J ^a   Hewett, John E ^a   Buckelew, Susan P ^b   Conway, Robert R ^b   Rossy, Lynn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian probability; Fibromyalgia; interrater reliability; Tender points

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84988281739     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790110308     Document Type: Article

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