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Avoidance behavior towards physical activity in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: the fear for post-exertional malaise

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  1. Pain in Motion Research Group, Departments of Human Physiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

    Jo Nijs

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels, Brussel, Belgium

    Jo Nijs

  3. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Mari Lundberg

  4. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Building F-Kine, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Jo Nijs

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Nijs, J., Lundberg, M. Avoidance behavior towards physical activity in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: the fear for post-exertional malaise. Clin Rheumatol 33, 151–152 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-013-2421-1

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