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

Editorial

Hugh A Smythe. J Rheumatol. 2011 Jun.

. 2011 Jun;38(6):975-8.

doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110142.

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Comment on

Fibromyalgia criteria and severity scales for clinical and epidemiological studies: a modification of the ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia.
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