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Editorial

What can be Done About the Increasing Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Comorbid Factors?

Laxmaiah Manchikanti1 Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY42003, USA;3 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY40292, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joshua A Hirsch2 Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USAView further author information
Pages 149-152 | Published online: 14 May 2015

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