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Investigation of practices and procedures in the use of therapeutic diathermy: a study from the physiotherapists' health and safety perspective. 在使用治疗性透热疗法的实践和程序的调查:从物理治疗师的健康和安全角度的研究。
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Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, Alexandra Farrow
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