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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Kawada concerning “Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization” by U. Euro et al. Eur Spine J (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5182-8

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  1. Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    Ulla Euro

  2. Center for Life Course Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    Ulla Euro & J. Karppinen

  3. Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    Ulla Euro

  4. Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

    P. Knekt, H. Rissanen, A. Aromaa & M. Heliövaara

  5. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Health and Work Ability, Oulu, Finland

    J. Karppinen

  6. Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    Ulla Euro

  7. Surgery Department, Hyvinkää Hospital, Hyvinkää, Finland

    Ulla Euro

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Euro, U., Knekt, P., Rissanen, H. et al. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Kawada concerning “Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization” by U. Euro et al. Eur Spine J (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5182-8. Eur Spine J 27, 514–515 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5408-9

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