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[Etiology and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic widespread pain].
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2008
Sommer C, Häuser W, Gerhold K, Joraschky P, Petzke F, Tölle T, Uçeyler N, Winkelmann A, Thieme K
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OBJECTIVE: To write a systematic review on the etiology and pathophysiology of the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and of chronic widespread pain (CWP). METHODS: An interdisciplinary level-3 guideline (i.e. systematic literature search and assessment, logic analysis, formal consensus procedure) for the diagnosis and therapy of FMS was created in cooperation with 10 medical and psychological societies and 2 patient...
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