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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCPP-115, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/115
Research Article
Osteopathic Treatment of Patients Suffering from Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Dose- response Pilot Study

Espen Glomsrød1*, Stig Larsen2 and Roar Jensen2,3

1Department of of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen Norway
2Professor in controlled clinical research methodology and statistics, Faculty of veterinary medicine, University of Life Sciences Oslo, Norway
3Physiotherapy research Group, Department of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen Norway
Dr. Espen Glomsrød, Department of of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Stigveien 16, 1785 Halden, Norway; E-mail: eglom@halden.net
29 May 2016; 27 July 2016; 29 July 2016
Glomsrød E, Larsen S, Jensen R (2016) Osteopathic Treatment of Patients Suffering from Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Dose- response Pilot Study. Int J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacother 1: 115. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/115

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