Nonsurgical management of acute and chronic low back pain

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 477-487

  Shen, Francis H ^a   Samartzis, Dino ^b   Andersson, Gunnar B J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33845509446     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200608000-00005     Document Type: Review

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