Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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To explore the prevalence of fibromyalgia and chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain in a general population using the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology from 1990. ⋯ Compared to other studies, fibromyalgia and chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain seemed to be relatively rare conditions in the south-west of Sweden.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Sep 2000
"I could not lift my arm holding the fork...". Living with chronic fatigue syndrome.
To explore and describe symptoms and their consequences for patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). ⋯ The extent and nature of symptoms suggest that CSF is an essentially different and far more serious condition than the strains of everyday life. Our findings suggest immunological processes affecting the neuromuscular and central neural system comparable to the effects of cytostatic medication.