Women's Health Issues
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 353-360 , November 2006

Illness perceptions and related outcomes among women with fibromyalgia syndrome

Received 20 October 2005 ,Revised 10 May 2006 ,Accepted 10 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.05.003

Women's Health Issues
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 353-360 , November 2006

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