Fluctuating asymmetry and low back pain

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Al Eisa, Einas ^a   Egan, David ^a   Wassersug, Richard ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Low back pain; Pelvic structural asymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742289106     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(03)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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