ME/CFS South Australia Inc supports the needs of sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related illnesses. We do this by providing services and information to members. Disclaimer ME/CFS South Australia Inc aims to keep members informed of various research projects, diets, medications, therapies, news items, etc. All communication, both verbal and written, is merely to disseminate information and not to make recommendations or directives. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed on this Web site are not necessarily the official views of the Society or its Committee and are not simply an endorsement of products or services. |
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Failure to Diagnose Fibromyalgia Costs Taxpayers and Overburdens the Healthcare SystemWednesday 9 April 2008 The American Chronicle’s Lourdes Salvador reports on researchers who have calculated the financial burden on sufferers – and society in general – caused by Fibromyalgia. The paper, Health economic consequences related to the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome, was authored by a team of researchers at Ghent University in Belgium and published in the March 2008 edition of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Here’s the full story:
And the abstract of the paper appears here:
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