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Perceptions of low back pain in people with lower limb amputation: a focus group study

Hemakumar DevanCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Correspondence[email protected]
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Allan B. CarmanSchool of Sport & Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, and
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Paul A. HendrickDivision of Physiotherapy Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Daniel Cury RibeiroCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand,
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Leigh A. HaleCentre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand,
Pages 873-883 | Received 06 Dec 2013, Accepted 15 Jul 2014, Published online: 04 Aug 2014

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