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Long-term outcome of fibromyalgia related to cervical spine injury is worse in women than in men

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Staud, R. Long-term outcome of fibromyalgia related to cervical spine injury is worse in women than in men. Curr Rheumatol Rep 6, 259–260 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-004-0032-1

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