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Red flags to screen for malignancy and fracture in patients with low back pain

✍ Scribed by Downie, A.; Williams, C. M.; Henschke, N.; Hancock, M. J.; Ostelo, R. W. J. G.; de Vet, H. C. W.; Macaskill, P.; Irwig, L.; van Tulder, M. W.; Koes, B. W.; Maher, C. G.

Book ID
126660886
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
390 KB
Volume
48
Category
Article
ISSN
0306-3674

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