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Adaptation of movement decoupling for compulsive joint cracking: A case report. / Moritz, Steffen; Bellinghausen, Yves; Schmotz, Stella; Penney, Danielle.

In: B MENNINGER CLIN, Vol. 86, No. 4, 2022, p. 316-323.

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Moritz, S, Bellinghausen, Y, Schmotz, S & Penney, D 2022, 'Adaptation of movement decoupling for compulsive joint cracking: A case report', B MENNINGER CLIN, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 316-323. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2022.86.4.316

APA

Moritz, S., Bellinghausen, Y., Schmotz, S., & Penney, D. (2022). Adaptation of movement decoupling for compulsive joint cracking: A case report. B MENNINGER CLIN, 86(4), 316-323. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2022.86.4.316

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Moritz S, Bellinghausen Y, Schmotz S, Penney D. Adaptation of movement decoupling for compulsive joint cracking: A case report. B MENNINGER CLIN. 2022;86(4):316-323. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2022.86.4.316

Bibtex

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