A critical appraisal of review articles on the effectiveness of conservative treatment for neck pain.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on January 15, 2001

Authors

J L Hoving1, A R Gross, D Gasner, T Kay, C Kennedy, M A Hondras, T Haines, L M Bouter

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.l.hoving.emgo@med.vu.nl

Associated clinical trials:

Treatment of Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome Over Neck by Using Intravascular Laser Irradiation of Blood | NCT02470000

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