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Kissing spines: an underdiagnosed cause of low back pain

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  1. Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), 1001, Decarie Blvd, Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada

    Paul Benvenuto & Armen Attarian

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Benvenuto, P., Attarian, A. Kissing spines: an underdiagnosed cause of low back pain. Intern Emerg Med 13, 955–956 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1848-4

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