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Change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites: A 14-year prospective study

  • Yusman Kamaleri

      Affiliations

    • Section for Occupational and Social Insurance Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
    • SINTEF Health Research, P.O. Box 124, Blindern, N-0314 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: SINTEF Health Research, P.O. Box 124, Blindern, N-0314 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 22850609; fax: +47 22850610.
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  • Bård Natvig

      Affiliations

    • Section for Occupational and Social Insurance Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Camilla M. Ihlebaek

      Affiliations

    • The Research Unit, The Norwegian Back Pain Network, Unifob Helse, University of Bergen, Norway
    • Health UMB, Research Group for Nature, Health and Quality of Life, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Norway
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  • Jurate Saltyte Benth

      Affiliations

    • Helse Sør-Øst Health Service Research Centre, Norway
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Dag Bruusgaard

      Affiliations

    • Section for Occupational and Social Insurance Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

Received 13 February 2008 ,Revised 15 August 2008 ,Accepted 15 September 2008.

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PII: S0304-3959(08)00547-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.09.013

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