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The frequency of fibromyalgia in sport professionals

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatma İnanıcı, Oya Özdemir, Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal & Zafer Hasçelik

  2. Oyak 10 Sitesi No:8/35, Çayyolu, Ankara, Turkey

    Oya Özdemir

  3. Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Tolga Aydoğ

  4. School of Sports Science and Technology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ateş Şendil

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İnanıcı, F., Özdemir, O., Aydoğ, T. et al. The frequency of fibromyalgia in sport professionals. Rheumatol Int 31, 1121–1122 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1567-2

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