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Low Power Laser Therapy of Shoulder Tendonitis

S. England Department of Rheumatology, Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, England
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A. J. Farrell Department of Rheumatology, Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, England; Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
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J. S. Coppock Department of Rheumatology, Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, England; Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
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G. Struthers Department of Rheumatology, Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, England; Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
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P. A. Bacon Department of Rheumatology, Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, England; Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
Pages 427-431 | Received 11 Feb 1989, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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M. Krasheninnikoff, N. Ellitsgaard, B. Rogvi-Hansen, A. Zeuthen, K. Harder, R. Larsen & H. Gaardbo. (1994) No Effect of Low Power Laser in Lateral Epicondylrtis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 23:5, pages 260-263.
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