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Thermal evaluation of TECAR used in the treatment of active myofascial trigger point

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2025-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 239 - 245
Submitted on: Mar 24, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 24, 2025
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Published on: Aug 28, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Tomasz Piętka, Klaudia Duch, Karolina Sieroń, Agnieszka Kiełboń, Teresa Kasprzyk-Kucewicz, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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