Nonoperative treatment of low back pain

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1135-1148

  Malanga, Gerard A ^a,b   Nadler, Scott F ^a  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033493863     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.11.1135     Document Type: Review

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