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Joint Hypermobility and Pain Syndromes in Children

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    Susan Maillard MSc, SRP, MCSP, Dip Physio

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    Clarissa Pilkington MBBS

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    Sujata Sawhney

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    Amita Aggarwal

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Maillard, S., Pilkington, C. (2017). Joint Hypermobility and Pain Syndromes in Children. In: Sawhney, S., Aggarwal, A. (eds) Pediatric Rheumatology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1750-6_45

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