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Original Articles

Pain management in sports medicine: Use and abuse of anti-inflammatory and other agents

, MBChB, PhD (Sports & Exercise Medicine), FACSM, FFIMS & , MBBCh, MSc (Med) Sports Science MD (Sports & Exercise Medicine), FACSM, FFIMS
Pages 27-32 | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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