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A Clinical Overview of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Glenn A. McCain Medical Director, Chronic Pain Service, Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center; and Associate Director, The Pain Therapy Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Southeast Arthritis Care Center, Charlotte, NC 28204
Pages 9-34 | Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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Nicole Brown. (2018) Exploring the lived experience of fibromyalgia using creative data collection methods. Cogent Social Sciences 4:1.
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NANCY J. OLSEN & JANE H. PARK. (1998) Skeletal Muscle Abnormalities in Patients With Fibromyalgia. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 315:6, pages 351-358.
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Milton L Cohen & John L Quintner. (1998) Fibromyalgia syndrome and disability: a failed construct faiIs those in pain. Medical Journal of Australia 168:8, pages 402-404.
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Ronald C. Auvenshine. (1997) PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS. Dental Clinics of North America 41:2, pages 279-296.
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