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Research Article

Posteroanterior motion test of a lumbar vertebra: accuracy of perception

S. V. BJÖRNSDÓTTIR MT-stofan, Reykjavík, Iceland
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S. KUMAR Department of Physical Therapy, 3-75 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Pages 170-178 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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