Physiotherapy for neck and back pain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7482, 2005, Pages 53-54

  Harvey, Nicholas ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANAGEMENT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 11844302881     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.53     Document Type: Editorial

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