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Acute low back pain: clinical course and prognostic factors

Eda Gurcay Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ajda Bal Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Emel Eksioglu Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Askin Esen Hasturk Department of Neurosurgery, Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Ahmet Gurhan Gurcay Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Aytul Cakci Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 840-845 | Accepted 01 Jul 2008, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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