Re: Clinical guidelines and payer policies on fusion for the treatment of chronic low back pain

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. 2012 Jun 1;37(13):1185.

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. 2012 Jun 1;37(13):1185.

doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182498f55.

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