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Editorial
. 2017 Jan 18:12:1.
doi: 10.1186/s13013-016-0108-5. eCollection 2017.

Thematic series - Low back pain

Dino Samartzis  1 , Theodoros B Grivas  2
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Editorial

Thematic series - Low back pain

Dino Samartzis et al. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Diagnosis; Disc Degeneration; Low back pain; Outcome; Prevention; Risk factors; Spine; Treatment.

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