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Authors’ Reply to Wang: “On Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intervertebral Disc Ageing”

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Daniel Belavý, Pieter-Paul Vergroesen and Jaap van Dieën declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this letter.

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Belavý, D.L., Vergroesen, PP.A. & van Dieën, J.H. Authors’ Reply to Wang: “On Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intervertebral Disc Ageing”. Sports Med 47, 189–191 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0612-z

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