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Editorial
. 2021 May;73(5):613-616.
doi: 10.1002/acr.24198.

Time to Stop the Fibromyalgia Criteria Wars and Refocus on Identifying and Treating Individuals With This Type of Pain Earlier in Their Illness

Daniel Clauw  1
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Time to Stop the Fibromyalgia Criteria Wars and Refocus on Identifying and Treating Individuals With This Type of Pain Earlier in Their Illness

Daniel Clauw. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 May.
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