Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 513-534 , June 2007

Non-pharmacological treatment of chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain

  • Kaisa Mannerkorpi, PhD, PT (Associate Professor, Institute of Medicine/Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, and Institute of Neuroscience/Occupational and Physiotherapy, Göteborg University)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 31 3424692; Fax: +46 31 823925.

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PII: S1521-6942(07)00043-5

doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.04.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 513-534 , June 2007

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