Research ArticleArticle

Managing Joint Pain in Primary Care

Trish Palmer and James D. Toombs
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2004, 17 (suppl 1) S32-S42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.suppl_1.S32

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