Chapter 3 European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care

Maurits van Tulder (chairman) Epidemiologist (NL) Annette Becker General practitioner (GER) Trudy Bekkering Physiotherapist (NL) Alan Breen Chiropractor (UK) Tim Carter Occupational physician (UK) Maria Teresa Gil del Real Epidemiologist (ESP) Allen Hutchinson Public Health Physician (UK) Bart Koes Epidemiologist (NL) Peter Kryger-Baggesen Chiropractor (DK) Even Laerum General practitioner (NO) Antti Malmivaara Rehabilitation physician (FIN) Alf Nachemson Orthopaedic surgeon (SWE) Wolfgang Niehus Orthopaedic / anesthesiologist (Aus) Etienne Roux Rheumatologist (SUI) Sylvie Rozenberg Rheumatologist (FR)

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