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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A gender perspective on physiotherapy treatment in patients with neck and back pain

Gunilla Stenberg Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Sweden; The National Graduate School of Gender Studies, Umeå University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina Ahlgren Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Sweden
Pages 35-41 | Received 20 May 2009, Accepted 09 Jul 2009, Published online: 26 Feb 2010

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