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22-11-2023 | Editorial

Management of Adults with Chronic Primary Low Back Pain: Introduction to the Special Series of Systematic Reviews to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Guideline

Authors: Carol Cancelliere, Cesar A. Hincapié

Published in: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation | Issue 4/2023

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Chronic primary low back (CPLBP), defined as pain in the lower back that lasts for more than three months, is a major contributor to high costs of health care, lost productivity, and disability payments, resulting in economic burden to individuals, families, employers, healthcare systems, communities, and society [1‐4]. …

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Title: Management of Adults with Chronic Primary Low Back Pain: Introduction to the Special Series of Systematic Reviews to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Guideline
Authors: Carol Cancelliere
Cesar A. Hincapié
Publication date: 22-11-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 1053-0487
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3688
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-023-10126-2

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