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The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis
Luciola da C. Menezes Costa, Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock, James H. McAuley, Robert D. Herbert and Leonardo O.P. Costa
CMAJ August 07, 2012 184 (11) E613-E624; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111271
Luciola da C. Menezes Costa
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
PhDChristopher G. Maher
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
PhDMark J. Hancock
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
PhDJames H. McAuley
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
PhDRobert D. Herbert
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
PhDLeonardo O.P. Costa
From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Luciola da C. Menezes Costa, PhD,
- Christopher G. Maher, PhD⇑,
- Mark J. Hancock, PhD,
- James H. McAuley, PhD,
- Robert D. Herbert, PhD,
- Leonardo O.P. Costa, PhD
- From the George Institute for Global Health (Menezes Costa, Maher, Herbert), the University of Sydney; the Faculty of Human Sciences (Hancock), Macquarie University; the Faculty of Health Sciences (Hancock), University of Sydney; Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (McAuley), Sydney, Australia; and the Masters in Physical Therapy (Menezes Costa, Costa), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Christopher G. Maher, cmaher{at}georgeinstitute.org.au
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Luciola da C. Menezes Costa, Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock, James H. McAuley, Robert D. Herbert, Leonardo O.P. Costa
CMAJ Aug 2012, 184 (11) E613-E624; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111271
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