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Management Decisions in Nontraumatic Complaints of Arm, Neck, and Shoulder in General Practice

Anita Feleus, Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Roos M. D. Bernsen, Harald S. Miedema, Jan A. N. Verhaar and Bart W. Koes
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2009, 7 (5) 446-454; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.993
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vol. 7 no. 5 446-454
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.993
PubMed 
19752473

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 8, 2008
  • Revision received October 31, 2008
  • Accepted for publication December 1, 2008
  • Published online September 14, 2009.

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  1. Anita Feleus, PhD1,2,
  2. Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, PhD1,
  3. Roos M. D. Bernsen, PhD3,
  4. Harald S. Miedema, MD2,
  5. Jan A. N. Verhaar, PhD4 and
  6. Bart W. Koes, PhD1
  1. 1Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2. 2Netherlands Expert Center for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  3. 3Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
  4. 4Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Anita Feleus, PhD, Department of General Practice, Room Wk121 Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam PO Box 2040 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands, a.feleus{at}erasmusmc.nl

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The Annals of Family Medicine Sep 2009, 7 (5) 446-454; DOI: 10.1370/afm.993

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