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Low-level laser therapy for hand arthritis—fact or fiction?

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Tunér, J., Hode, L. Low-level laser therapy for hand arthritis—fact or fiction?. Clin Rheumatol 29, 1075–1076 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1503-6

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