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Rotator cuff disorders: Recognition and management among patients with shoulder pain
Andreas H. Gomoll,
Jeffrey N. Katz,
Jon J. P. Warner,
Peter J. Millett,
Andreas H. Gomoll
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey N. Katz
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJon J. P. Warner
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Peter J. Millett
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115Search for more papers by this authorAndreas H. Gomoll,
Jeffrey N. Katz,
Jon J. P. Warner,
Peter J. Millett,
Andreas H. Gomoll
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey N. Katz
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJon J. P. Warner
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Peter J. Millett
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115Search for more papers by this author
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