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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
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Intrarater and interrater agreement of a 6-item movement control test battery and the resulting diagnosis in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain

, MSc, PT, , PhD, PT & , PhD, PT
Pages 1716-1726 | Received 20 May 2021, Accepted 28 Jan 2022, Published online: 02 Mar 2022

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