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Original Article

Reliability and Reproducibility of Fibromyalgic Tenderness, Measurement by Electronic and Mechanical Dolorimeters

Michael Puttick Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia and The Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Division
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Michael Schulzer Professor, Department of Statistics and Medicine, University of British Columbia and The Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Division
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Alice Klinkhoff Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia and The Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Division
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Barry Koehler Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia and The Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Division
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Karen Rangno The Arthritis Centre
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Andrew Chalmers Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia and The Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon Division
Pages 3-14 | Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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