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Does intra-lumbar flexion during lifting differ in manual workers with and without a history of low back pain? A cross-sectional laboratory study

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Pages 1380-1396 | Received 09 Sep 2020, Accepted 13 Jan 2022, Published online: 09 Apr 2022

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