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Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Volume 38, 2009 - Issue 6
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An epidemiological survey of low back pain and axial spondyloarthritis in a Chinese Han population

ZT Liao Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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YF Pan Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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JL Huang Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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F Huang Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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WJ Chi Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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KX Zhang Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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ZM Lin Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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YQ Wu Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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WZ He Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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J Wu Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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XJ Xie Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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JX Huang Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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QJ Wei Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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TW Li Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Z Wu Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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BY Yu Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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JR Gu Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 455-459 | Published online: 18 Nov 2009

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