Epidemiology

Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes: Evidence-informed Screening, Diagnosis and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-12

  Thwaites, Louise ^b   Walker Bone, Karen ^a  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 84862579576     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-3528-9.00001-7     Document Type: Chapter

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