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Effects of a Group Activity Program for Fibromyalgia Patients on Physical Fitness and Well Being

Frans T. J. Verstappen Department of Movement Sciences, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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H. Marijke S. van Santen-Hoeuftt Department of Rheumatology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paulien H. Bolwijn Department of Rheumatology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Sjef van der Linden Department of Rheumatology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Harm Kuipers Department of Movement Sciences, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 17-28 | Received 21 Feb 1996, Accepted 28 May 1997, Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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