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Fibromyalgia symptoms among Al-Nahrain medical students

Nibras Alaa Hussain
1
,
Qais Ismaeel Kadhem
2

  1. Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
  2. Family and Community Department, College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(1): 36–40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2026.159147
Online publish date: 2026/03/30
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