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Long Term Follow-Up of Fibromyalgia Patients:

Clinical Symptoms, Muscular Function, Laboratory Tests-An Eight Year Comparison Study

Ann Bengtsson Rhuematology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, State Institute for Blood Serology, Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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Eva Bäckman Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, State Institute for Blood Serology, Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Bertil Lindblom Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, State Institute for Blood Serology, Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Swedent
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Thomas Skogh Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, State Institute for Blood Serology, Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Swedent
Pages 67-80 | Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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