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The Longitudinal Outcome of Fibromyalgia: A Study of 1555 Patients

Brian Walitt, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Afton L. Hassett, Robert S. Katz, Winfried Häuser and Frederick Wolfe
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2011, jrheum.110026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110026
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jrheum.110026
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.110026
PubMed 
21765102

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The Journal of Rheumatology
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0315-162X
Online ISSN 
1499-2752
History 
  • Published online July 15, 2011.

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  1. Brian Walitt,
  2. Mary-Ann Fitzcharles,
  3. Afton L. Hassett,
  4. Robert S. Katz,
  5. Winfried Häuser and
  6. Frederick Wolfe
  1. From Georgetown University, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; Montreal General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; and the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
    Dr. Walitt has received consulting feels from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Häuser has received honoraria from Eli-Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, Mundipharma, and Pfizer, and travel support from Eli Lilly. Dr. Hassett has received research funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Jazz Pharmaceuticals and is a consultant to Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dr. Fitzcharles has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli-Lilly, Paladin, Pfizer, and Purdue.
    B. Walitt, MD, MPH, Georgetown University, Washington Hospital Center; M-A. Fitzcharles, MB, ChB, Montreal General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, McGill University; A.L. Hassett, PsyD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School; R.S. Katz, MD, Rush University Medical Center; W. Häuser, MD, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München; F. Wolfe, MD, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Kansas School of Medicine.
    Address correspondence to Dr. F. Wolfe, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, 1035 N. Emporia, Suite 288, Wichita, KS 67214. E-mail: fwolfe@arthritis-research.org
    Accepted for publication May 6, 2011.

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