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Research Article

A Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Educational and Behavioural Interventions for Women with Fibromyalgia

Joaquim J. F. Soares Unit of Mental Health, Samhallsmedicin and the Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Social Medicine
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Giorgio Grossi Department of Biological Psychology, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 35-45 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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