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Original Article

Risk Factors for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

Markku Heliövaara Research Institute for Social Security of Social Insurance Institution, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 257-264 | Received 23 Dec 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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