Prevalence of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a door-to-door survey in a Sicilian municipality
Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaPublished 29 January 2009
Giuseppe Salemi, Giovanni Savettieri, Francesca Meneghini, M. E. Benedetto, Paolo Ragonese, Francesca Morgante
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Comparison with other prevalence studies shows similar age‐specific patterns, but different magnitudes, which may partly reflect methodologic differences across studies.
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Comparison with other prevalence studies shows similar age-specific patterns, but different magnitudes, which may partly reflect methodologic differences across studies.
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