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Diaphragm thickness, thickness change, and excursion in subjects with and without nonspecific low back pain using B-mode and M-mode ultrasonography

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Pages 2441-2451 | Received 10 Mar 2020, Accepted 03 Apr 2021, Published online: 01 Jun 2021

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