Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 17-32 , February 2003

Imaging modalities for identifying the origin of regional musculoskeletal pain

  • Walter Grassi, md (Full Professor)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-0-731-534-133; Fax: +39-0-731-534-124. E-mail address: walter.grassi@unian.it(W. Grassi)

Received 1 September 2002 ,Accepted 1 September 2002.

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Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 17-32 , February 2003

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