Fibromyalgia and Exercise Training: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 287-306

  Busch, Angela Jean ^a   Schachter, Candice Lou ^a   Peloso, Paul Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0348022632     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.2001.6.4.287     Document Type: Article

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