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Human Studies


2020 Feb 16


Semin Arthritis Rheum

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in persons with fibromyalgia and widespread pain: An observational study in 35,248 persons with rheumatoid arthritis, non-inflammatory rheumatic disorders and clinical fibromyalgia.

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Abstract

Studies of the relation of fibromyalgia (FM) and widespread pain (WSP) to mortality have differed as to the presence or absence of an association and the extent of cause-specific mortality. However, no studies have investigated which definitions of FM and WSP associate with mortality, nor of FM mortality in other diseases. We investigated these issues and the meaning of mortality in patients with FM.