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Santaguida PL, Gross A, Busse J, et al. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Back Pain Utilization Report. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2009 Feb. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 177.)

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