The neck is not the back: Obvious, but the research gap should be reduced

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-77

  Negrini, S ^a  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NECK PAIN; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; RESEARCH SUPPORT;

EID: 34249662716     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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