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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
Volume 18, 2002 - Issue 4
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Research Article

Does the choice of spinal level treated during posteroanterior (PA) mobilisation affect treatment outcome?

Adit Chiradejnant
,
Jane Latimer
,
Christopher G. Maher
&
Nicholas Stepkovitch
Pages 165-174 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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