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A modern approach to the treatment of acute low back pain: a proposal of a new treatment algorithm

Robert Rupiński
1
,
Urszula Grata-Borkowska
2
,
Jarosław Drobnik
2

  1. Specialist Center of Rheumatology and Osteoporosis – Rheuma Medicus, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(4): 552–555
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2024.144928
Online publish date: 2024/12/29
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