Work disability and health system utilization in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Al-Allaf AW.
From the Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine (MBC 46), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BACKGROUND:: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) usually affects women of working age. We expect significant work-related disability in association with FMS. Because of the variety of symptoms, these patients often have multiple visits to their general [...]