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Comment
. 2022 Nov 24;19(23):15613.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315613.

Lack of Rigour in the Review. Comment on Kuligowski et al. Manual Therapy in Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6176

Pawel Posadzki  1
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Lack of Rigour in the Review. Comment on Kuligowski et al. Manual Therapy in Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6176

Pawel Posadzki. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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I read with interest the article by Kuligowski et al., 2021 published in the Journal [...].

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