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Original Article

Cutaneous silent period in fibromyalgia

Ozlem SahinDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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Serpil YildizDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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Nebil YildizDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Pages 339-343 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013

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