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Research Article

The Spanish lower extremity functional scale: A reliable, valid and responsive questionnaire to assess musculoskeletal disorders in the lower extremity

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Pages 2005-2011 | Received 16 May 2013, Accepted 30 Jan 2014, Published online: 05 Mar 2014

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