An epidemiological study of acute prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc.
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Kelsey J, Githens P, White A, Holford T, Walter S, O'Connor T, Ostfeld A, Weil U, Southwick W, Calogero J. An epidemiologic study of lifting and twisting on the job and risk for acute prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1984, 2: 61-66. PMID: 6491800, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100020110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research