Regional differences in lumbar spinal posture and the influence of low back pain.

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Published in BMC Musculoskelet Disord on November 18, 2008

Authors

Tim Mitchell1, Peter B O'Sullivan, Angus F Burnett, Leon Straker, Anne Smith

Author Affiliations

1: School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Kent St, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia. ditim@ozemail.com.au

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