Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 435-449 , June 2008

Rehabilitation in musculoskeletal diseases

  • Alison Hammond, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), FCOT (Reader, Centre for Rehabilitation & Human Performance Research, University of Salford, and Consultant Research Therapist, Rheumatology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +44 161 295 0038; Fax: +44 161 295 2668.

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2008.02.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 435-449 , June 2008

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