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  1. Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK

    Gwenllian Wynne-Jones, Christian D. Mallen & Kate M. Dunn

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Wynne-Jones, G., Mallen, C.D. & Dunn, K.M. Sickness certification for musculoskeletal conditions. Clin Rheumatol 29, 573–574 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1400-z

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