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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
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Kinesiophobia and maladaptive coping strategies prevent improvements in pain catastrophizing following pain neuroscience education in fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome: An explorative study

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Pages 653-660 | Received 08 Feb 2016, Accepted 31 Jul 2016, Published online: 12 Jun 2017

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