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Musculoskeletal: Original article

Assessing the burden of illness from cervical dystonia using the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale scores and health utility: a meta-analysis of baseline patient-level clinical trial data

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Pages 803-809 | Accepted 07 Aug 2014, Published online: 29 Aug 2014

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