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[Fibromyalgia, diagnosis and prevalence. Are gender differences explainable?].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 30 Nov 2009
Bartels Else Marie, Dreyer Lene, Jacobsen Søren, Jespersen Anders, Bliddal Henning, Danneskiold-Samsøe Bente
Abstract excerpt
Most non-inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases are more common in women than in men. Fibromyalgia is characterised by chronic generalised muscle pain. The male:female ratio is 1:9. Interacting factors including genetic, hormonal, environmental and behavioural elements may cause this condition, and there are possibly subgroups of which one has shown to be treatable. A different pathogenetic appearance in the two...
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