Data published in 2013 indicate that between 40 percent and 80 percent of long-term back pain due to a herniated or slipped disk may be related to a(n) ____

a. degenerative bone disease
b. spinal abnormality
c. bacterial infection
d. genetic defect
e. gender difference in bone structure


c

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