Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain

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Review

B W Koes et al. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1430-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7555.1430.

¹ Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. b.koes@erasmusmc.nl

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Comment in

Low back pain: risk factors for suicide should be elicited.
Linsley KR, Martin J. Linsley KR, et al. BMJ. 2006 Jul 22;333(7560):201. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7560.201-a. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16858064 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Low back pain: think of tuberculosis.
Diwakar L, Logan S, Ghaffar N, Hare A, Lynn W, Ash S. Diwakar L, et al. BMJ. 2006 Jul 22;333(7560):201. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7560.201. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16858065 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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