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Musculoskeletal complaints are among the most common problems in clinical medicine. It is therefore important that all physicians are able to conduct a basic screening evaluation that identifies the presence of pathology or dysfunction of musculoskeletal structures.
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Robinson, D.B., El-Gabalawy, H.S. (2008). Evaluation of the Patient. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_2
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