RETRACTION: Letafatkar A, Amirsasan R, Abdolvahabi Z, Hadadnezhad M. Reliability and Validity of the AutoCAD Software Method in Lumbar Lordosis Measurement. J Chiropr Med 2011;10:240-7.

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