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[Fibromyalgia syndrome and fear]
Patricia Roth Damas1, Blanca Folch Marín2, Marisa Fernández Sánchez3
1Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Consulta de Fibromialgia, Unidad de Aparato Locomotor, Hospital de Denia, Denia, Alicante, España. Grupo de Comunicación y Salud SoVamFiC, Grupo de Investigación en Humanidades Histex, CSIC,Madrid, España.
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|June 22, 2021
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