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Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Often Delayed
Link ID 6768
Title Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Often Delayed
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576172?src=rss
Description Patients with symptoms suggestive of fibromyalgia generally wait from 5 months to 1.5 years (depending on the country) to make an appointment with their physician, according to the results of a survey released here to coincide with the European Union League Against Rheumatism Congress (EULAR) 2008. Reuters Health Information
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Date Jun 18, 2008
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