Functional control of the spine

Movement, Stability and Lumbopelvic Pain: Integration of research and therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 489-512

  Hodges, Paul W ^a   Cholewicki, Jacek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882849029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044310178-6.50035-9     Document Type: Chapter

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