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Qualitative Research Reports

Frozen shoulder: living with uncertainty and being in “no-man’s land”

, MRes, MSc, BSc (Hons) PT & , PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons) PTORCID Icon
Pages 979-993 | Received 20 May 2021, Accepted 23 Dec 2021, Published online: 14 Feb 2022

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