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Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain: What Is It, and When Do We Offer It to Patients?

Timothy S. Carey and Janet Freburger
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2014, 12 (2) 99-101; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1636
Timothy S. Carey
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
MD, MPH
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Janet Freburger
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
PT, PhD
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vol. 12 no. 2 99-101
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1636
PubMed 
24615304

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 3, 2014
  • Revision received January 15, 2014
  • Accepted for publication January 15, 2014
  • Published online March 10, 2014.

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  1. Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH⇑ and
  2. Janet Freburger, PT, PhD
  1. Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research CB 7590, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 timothy_carey{at}med.unc.edu

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