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Original Article

The Commonest Rheumatic Complaints of Over Six Weeks' Duration in a Twelve-month Period in a Defined Swedish Population Prevalences and Relationships

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Pages 353-360 | Received 16 Feb 1989, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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