Unhelpful criteria sets for "diagnosis" and "assessment of severity" of fibromyalgia.

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  • Hugh A Smythe
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of rheumatology

دوره 38 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011