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Editorial
. 2005 May 28;330(7502):1220-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7502.1220.

Surgery versus intensive rehabilitation programmes for chronic low back pain

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Surgery versus intensive rehabilitation programmes for chronic low back pain

Bart W Koes. BMJ. .
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