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RF Back Pain Brochure - Spanish
1000-025-453


Revision Date: 08.03.17 Rev A

  1. North American Spine Society. Back Pain is a Big Issue for U.S. Adults: NASS Survey Results Show More than Half the Population Suffers. SpineLine NASS News, November/December 2004. p49. View Article, Accessed May 29, 2014. 
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