Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on February 01, 2013

Authors

Edward Roddy1, Irena Zwierska, Kelvin P Jordan, Peter Dawes, Samantha L Hider, Jon Packham, Kay Stevenson, Elaine M Hay

Author Affiliations

1: Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele and Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. e.roddy@cphc.keele.ac.uk

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