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Efficacy of manual therapy on psychological status and pain in patients with neck pain

A randomized clinical trial

Samar M. Alansari, Enas F. Youssef and Alsayed A. Shanb
Saudi Medical Journal January 2021, 42 (1) 82-90; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.1.25589
Samar M. Alansari
From the Department of Physical Therapy (Alansari), King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences (Shanb, Youssef ), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Surgery (Youssef ), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Enas F. Youssef
From the Department of Physical Therapy (Alansari), King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences (Shanb, Youssef ), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Surgery (Youssef ), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Alsayed A. Shanb
From the Department of Physical Therapy (Alansari), King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah; from the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences (Shanb, Youssef ), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Surgery (Youssef ), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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