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Knowledge, behaviors, attitudes and beliefs of physiotherapists towards the use of psychological interventions in physiotherapy practice: a systematic review

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Pages 2237-2249 | Received 03 Mar 2016, Accepted 08 Aug 2016, Published online: 16 Sep 2016

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