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Original Article

Comment to Dr. Baldry's Dry Needling Technique

David G. Simons Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
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Chang-Zern Hong Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
Pages 81-86 | Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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