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Epidemiology of Back Pain in a Representative Cohort of Italian Persons 65 Years of Age and Older

Francesca Cecchi, P. L. Debolini, Raffaello Molino Lova, Claudio Macchi, Stefania Bandinelli, Benedetta Bartali, Fulvio Lauretani, Enrico Benvenuti, Gregory E. Hicks, Luigi Ferrucci

Spine · 2006 · 104 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Frequent back pain is highly prevalent in the older population and is often associated with conditions that are potentially reversible.

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