Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Fibromyalgia

OBJECTIVES: To describe beliefs and practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs) providing fibromyalgia (FM) care, and to characterize differences between PCPs who report being able to provide timely and beneficial care versus the remaining PCPs.

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Main Authors: Nandini Hadker, Suchita Garg, Arthi B Chandran, Sheila M Crean, Michael McNett, Stuart L Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/367059
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spelling doaj-art-324257ba792f4c5baf03ec07963cd25e2025-08-20T03:55:03ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652011-01-0116644044410.1155/2011/367059Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of FibromyalgiaNandini Hadker0Suchita Garg1Arthi B Chandran2Sheila M Crean3Michael McNett4Stuart L Silverman5United BioSource Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, USAUnited BioSource Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, USAPfizer Inc, New York, New York, USAUnited BioSource Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, USAAPAC Center for Pain Management, Chicago, Illinois, USAUniversity of California — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAOBJECTIVES: To describe beliefs and practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs) providing fibromyalgia (FM) care, and to characterize differences between PCPs who report being able to provide timely and beneficial care versus the remaining PCPs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/367059
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Pain Research and Management
title Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Fibromyalgia
title_full Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Fibromyalgia
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title_full_unstemmed Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Fibromyalgia
title_short Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Challenges and Barriers in the Timely Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Fibromyalgia
title_sort primary care physicians perceptions of the challenges and barriers in the timely diagnosis treatment and management of fibromyalgia
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