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Effect of neck flexion angles on neck muscle activity among smartphone users with and without neck pain

Suwalee NamwongsaResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; ;School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
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Rungthip PuntumetakulResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; ;School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Correspondence[email protected]
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Manida Swangnetr NeubertResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; ;Program of Production Technology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand;
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Rose BoucautSchool of Health Sciences (Physiotherapy), iCAHE (International Centre for Allied Health Evidence), University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Pages 1524-1533 | Received 23 Aug 2018, Accepted 25 Jun 2019, Published online: 09 Sep 2019

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