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Comparison between the analgesic and therapeutic effects of a musically modulated electromagnetic field (TAMMEF) and those of a 100 Hz electromagnetic field: blind experiment on patients suffering from cervical spondylosis or shoulder periarthritis

M. Rigato Fisica Medica, Ospedale Le Scotte, Via delle Scotte, 53100 Siena, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. Battisti Department of Physics, Section of Medical Physics, University of Siena, via delle Scotte 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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M. Fortunato Department of Physics, Section of Medical Physics, University of Siena, via delle Scotte 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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N. Giordano Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Siena, via delle Scotte 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
Pages 253-258 | Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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