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A short goal-pursuit intervention to improve physical capacity: A randomized clinical trial in chronic back pain patients

  • Sandra Christiansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Outpatient Clinic of Behavior Therapy, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 40428385374; fax: +49 40428386072.
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  • Gabriele Oettingen

      Affiliations

    • New York University/University of Hamburg, Department of Psychology, 6 Washington Place, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA
    • ,
  • Bernhard Dahme

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Regine Klinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Outpatient Clinic of Behavior Therapy, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 16 December 2009 ,Accepted 29 December 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00744-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.12.015

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