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Physical performance tests for people with spinal pain--sensitivity to change

THERESE LJUNGQUIST Neurotec Department, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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ÅKE NYGREN Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section for Personal Injury Prevention, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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IRENE JENSEN Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section for Personal Injury Prevention, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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KARIN HARMS-RINGDAHL Neurotec Department, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 856-866 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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