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- Back pain, Arthritis Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- 10 tips for back care, Australian Physiotherapy Association. More information here.
- Review Group Topic: Back, The Cochrane Library. More information here.
- Emergency care evidence in practice, Australian Government, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. More information here.
- Wasiak,R, Pransky, GS & BS Webster, 2003, ‘Methodological challenges in studying recurrence of low back pain’ in Journal of Occupational Medicine, vol 13, no.1, pp21-31. More information here. More information here.
- Back pain, Mayo Clinic. More information here.
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