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Original Article

Psychological, Electromyographic, and Neurochemial Aspects of Chronic Low Back Pain: Can a Biopsychosocial Model Be Confirmed?

Pages 33-44 | Received 21 May 1999, Accepted 11 Nov 2005, Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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