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Prevention and Reduction of Musculoskeletal Pain Through Chair-Side Stretching among Dental Hygiene Students

Whitni H. Nye, Brian B. Partido, John DeWitt and Rachel C. Kearney
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2021, 95 (1) 84-91;

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