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“A little bit of a guidance and a little bit of group support”: a qualitative study of preferences, barriers, and facilitators to participating in community-based exercise opportunities among adults living with chronic pain

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Pages 3347-3356 | Received 25 Sep 2019, Accepted 11 Mar 2020, Published online: 28 Mar 2020

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