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. 2000 Apr;34(2):81–83. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.34.2.81

Where is the pain coming from in tendinopathy? It may be biochemical, not only structural, in origin

K Khan 1, J Cook 1, N Maffulli 1, P Kannus 1
PMCID: PMC1724184  PMID: 10786860

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