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Research outputs: LOWER BACK PAIN
2015 Risk factors and disability associated with low back pain in older adults in low- and middle-income countries: results from the WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)
Back pain is a common disabling chronic condition that burdens individuals, families and societies. Epidemiological evidence, mainly from hi...
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