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Research Article

Evaluation of change in fatigue, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life, after a group educational intervention programme for persons with neuromuscular diseases or multiple sclerosis: a pilot study

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Pages 690-696 | Accepted 01 Jul 2010, Published online: 27 Aug 2010

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