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Moderation of psychosocial risk factors through dysfunction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal stress axis in the onset of chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain : Findings of a population-based prospective cohort study
Article first published online: 28 DEC 2006
DOI: 10.1002/art.22336
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McBeth, J., Silman, A. J., Gupta, A., Chiu, Y. H., Ray, D., Morriss, R., Dickens, C., King, Y. and Macfarlane, G. J. (2007), Moderation of psychosocial risk factors through dysfunction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal stress axis in the onset of chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain : Findings of a population-based prospective cohort study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 56: 360–371. doi: 10.1002/art.22336
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- Issue published online: 2 JAN 2007
- Article first published online: 28 DEC 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 13 OCT 2006
- Manuscript Received: 31 MAR 2006
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