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Original Article

Pain-Coping Strategies of Women with Fibromyalgia: Relationship to Pain, Fatigue, and Quality of Life

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Pages 5-21 | Received 16 Apr 1996, Accepted 05 Aug 1996, Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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