Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a low socioeconomic status population
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Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a low socioeconomic status population
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of fibromyalgia, as well as to assess the major symptoms of this syndrome in an adult, low socioeconomic status population assisted by the primary health care system in a city in Brazil. METHODS We cross-sectionally sampled individuals assisted by the public primary health care system (n = 768, 35-60 years old). Participants were...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-64