Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: correlation with Oswestry Disability Index and MR Imaging
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Correlation between disability and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis
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عنوان ژورنال: European Spine Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0940-6719,1432-0932
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0646-5