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Research Article

Visual Analog Scale and Pressure Pain Threshold for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Assessment

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Pages 320-326 | Received 07 Apr 2012, Accepted 21 Aug 2012, Published online: 21 Nov 2013

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