Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 391-402 , June 2007

Chronic widespread pain in the spectrum of rheumatological diseases

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.03.005

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 391-402 , June 2007

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