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Outcomes of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder: the Physio4FMD RCT · References

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Attribution. Glenn Nielsen; Louise Marston; Rachael Maree Hunter; Alan Carson; Laura H Goldstein; Kate Holt et al. (2025). Outcomes of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder: the Physio4FMD RCT. National Institute for Health and Care Research. Copyright © 2025 Nielsen et al. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. NCBI Bookshelf NBK616747. CC BY 4.0. Original source ↗. Text reproduced from the Bookshelf XML without changing wording; figures, images and supplements are not reproduced.

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