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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2023

Causal association of physical activity with low back pain, intervertebral disc degeneration and sciatica: a two-sample mendelian randomization analysis study.

Xiaoqing Guan, Ding Zhang, Fengyi Zhang, Yuan Zong, Hang Wang, Zhubin Shen, Fei Yin

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Xiaoqing GuanDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ding ZhangDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Fengyi ZhangDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yuan ZongDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hang WangDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhubin ShenDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Fei YinDepartments of Orthopedics Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

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6 · The paper itself

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intervertebral disc degenerationlow back painmendelian randomizationphysical activitysciatica

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PMCPMC10665496

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