The diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome
Richard Berwick, Chris Barker, Andreas Goebel and on behalf of the guideline development group
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2022-0402
Clin Med November 2022 Richard Berwick
AWalton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, and PhD student, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
Roles: specialist registrar in pain medicine and anaesthetics
Chris Barker
BMersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
Roles: pain physician
Andreas Goebel
CWalton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, and reader in pain medicine, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
Roles: consultant in pain medicine
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vol. 22 no. 6 570-574
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- Published online November 25, 2022.
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- Richard Berwick, specialist registrar in pain medicine and anaestheticsA⇑,
- Chris Barker, pain physicianB,
- Andreas Goebel, consultant in pain medicineC,
- on behalf of the guideline development group
- AWalton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, and PhD student, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
- BMersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- CWalton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, and reader in pain medicine, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr Richard Berwick, Pain Relief Institute, Clinical Sciences Centre, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL. Email: richard.berwick{at}liverpool.ac.uk Twitter: @BerwickRj
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The diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome
Richard Berwick, Chris Barker, Andreas Goebel, on behalf of the guideline development group
Clinical Medicine Nov 2022, 22 (6) 570-574; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0402
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