TY - JOUR T1 - Dr. Wolfe replies JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 352 LP - 352 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.141343 VL - 42 IS - 2 AU - FREDERICK WOLFE Y1 - 2015/02/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/2/352.abstract N2 - To the Editor:I thank the authors for the interesting comments1. They said: “The authors consider CWP [chronic widespread pain] as a surrogate for FM [fibromyalgia], allowing an unbiased diagnosis. Why use a surrogate instead of the real thing? A diagnosis that is based solely on the patient’s description and interview, without physical examination and … Address correspondence to Dr. F. Wolfe, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, 1035 N. Emporia, Ste. 230, Wichita, Kansas 67214, USA. E-mail: fwolfe{at}arthritis-research.org ER -