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Original Article

Are low levels of low back pain intensity and disability associated with reduced well-being in community-based women?

Dr D. M. Urquhart Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
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S. Shortreed Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
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S. R. Davis Women's Health Program, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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F. M. Cicuttini Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
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R. J. Bell Women's Health Program, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Pages 266-275 | Received 22 Jul 2008, Accepted 19 Nov 2008, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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