Fibromyalgia falls foul of a fallacy

Fibromyalgia falls foul of a fallacy

Fibromyalgia as a diagnosis was first conceived in 1981 to label a syndrome characterized by widespread pain and increased sensitivity to pressure at various specific anatomical locations known as "tender points."

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1999-03, Vol.353 (9158), p.1092-1094
Hauptverfasser: Quintner, John L, Cohen, Milton L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases
Fibromyalgia - classification
Fibromyalgia - diagnosis
Fibromyalgia - physiopathology
Humans
Medical research
Medical sciences
Neurology
Pain
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Zusammenfassung:Fibromyalgia as a diagnosis was first conceived in 1981 to label a syndrome characterized by widespread pain and increased sensitivity to pressure at various specific anatomical locations known as "tender points."
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)06468-X