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The pain attitudes and beliefs scale for physiotherapists: development and psychometric assessment of the Spanish version among physiotherapy students

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Pages 1436-1446 | Received 20 Dec 2022, Accepted 07 Mar 2023, Published online: 21 Mar 2023

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