Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 153-166 , February 2007

Management of musculoskeletal pain

  • Stefan Bergman, MD, PhD (GP and Research Director)

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Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 153-166 , February 2007

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