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Back pain in the working population: prevalence rates in Dutch trades and professions

VINCENT H. HILDEBRANDT Department of Posture and Movement Research, TNO Institute of Preventive Health Care (NIPG-TNO), P.O. Box 124, 2300 AC Leiden, The Netherlands
Pages 1283-1298 | Published online: 28 Mar 2007

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