Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 369-386 , April 2006

Chronic idiopathic pain syndromes

  • Debajit Sen (Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7 380 9279; Fax: +44 20 7 380 9278.
  • Deborah Christie (Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychology)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.11.009

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 369-386 , April 2006

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