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Are Tender Point Scores Assessed by Manual Palpation in Fibromyalgia Reliable?: An investigation into the variance of tender point scores

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Pages 243-247 | Received 14 Sep 1994, Accepted 28 Feb 1995, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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