title: New developments in the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: say goodbye to tender points?
abstract: The Symptom Intensity Scale score can be used to identify and quantify fibromyalgia syndrome from information supplied by a simple questionnaire. In this paper, the author describes how this test was developed and argues in favor of its use in clinical practice in diagnosing fibromyalgia syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, A50, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. wilkew@ccf.org
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Wilke
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires