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Obesity: An inevitable risk factor in evaluation of Low Back Pain

Article type: Letter

Authors: Zarghami, Amina; * | Nazari, Pouyab

Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurology, Ayatollah Rohani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran | [b] Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Amin Zarghami, Ganjafrouz Avenue, Ayatollah Rohani Hospital, Department of Neurology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. Tel./Fax: +98 1112190971; Mobile: +98 9112120205; E-mail:aminzarghami18@yahoo.com

DOI: 10.3233/BMR-160523

Journal: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 393-394, 2017

Published: 2 March 2017
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