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Utility of cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment for insomnia in patients with fibromyalgia

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Williams, D. Utility of cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment for insomnia in patients with fibromyalgia. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 190–191 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0163

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