## Abstract The clinical examination remains the pivotal factor in evaluating low back pain (LBP) for decisions concerning compensation and rehabilitation. Many practitioners believe it to be highly reliable, even though existing literature does not support this belief. Not only are there no data s
The clinical diagnosis of low back pain
โ Scribed by M.A. Nelson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-0890
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