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Sulphurous mud-bath therapy for treatment of chronic low back pain caused by lumbar spine osteoarthritis

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  1. Maria Costantino and Valeria Conti These authors equally contributed to the article.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy

    Maria Costantino, Valeria Conti & Amelia Filippelli

  2. Association non-profit F.I.R.S.Thermae (Interdisciplinary Training, Researches and spa Sciences) in Italian National Register of Research of MIUR, Naples, Italy

    Maria Costantino, Francesco Marongiu, Mariagrazia Bathilde Marongiu & Amelia Filippelli

  3. Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

    Graziamaria Corbi

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Costantino, M., Conti, V., Corbi, G. et al. Sulphurous mud-bath therapy for treatment of chronic low back pain caused by lumbar spine osteoarthritis. Intern Emerg Med 14, 187–190 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1967-y

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