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Review
. 2007 Jun 23;334(7607):1313-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39223.428495.BE.

Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica

B W Koes  1 , M W van Tulder, W C Peul
Affiliations
Review

Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica

B W Koes et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment in

  • Sciatic: An archaic term.
    Fairbank JC. Fairbank JC. BMJ. 2007 Jul 21;335(7611):112. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.951343.BE. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17641309 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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