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Fibromyalgia is often connected with disability pension: a very long-term follow-up study in Finland

R Isomeri1 Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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M Mikkelsson1 Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland;2 Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
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M Partinen3 Helsinki Sleep Clinic, Vitalmed Research Center, Helsinki, Finland;4 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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H Kautiainen5 Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland;6 Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
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MJ Kauppi2 Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland;7 Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland
Pages 167-168 | Accepted 17 May 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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