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Subgrouping fibromyalgia according to prevalence data may lead to a new therapeutic concept

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Schirmer, M. Subgrouping fibromyalgia according to prevalence data may lead to a new therapeutic concept. Rheumatol Int 38, 535–536 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-017-3840-0

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