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Natural History of Back Pain in Older Adults over Five Years

Wendelien H. van der Gaag, Wendy T. M. Enthoven, Pim A. J. Luijsterburg, Jantine van Rijckevorsel-Scheele, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Arthur M. Bohnen, Maurits W. van Tulder and Bart W. Koes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 781-789; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190041

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