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. 2006 Nov 17;16(5):639–640. doi: 10.1007/s00586-006-0261-2

Sickness absence and concurrent low back and neck–shoulder pain: results from the MUSIC-Norrtälje study

Teresia Nyman 1,2,✉, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten 1,2, Christina Wiktorin 1,2, Johan Liwing 1, Linda Norrman 1
PMCID: PMC2213544

Erratum to: Eur Spine J DOI 10.1007/s00586-006-0152-6

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Footnotes

The online version of the original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0152-6.

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