The effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of osteoarthritic knees: a critical review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-250

  McCarthy, Christopher J ^a   Oldham, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EXERCISE; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000933942     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.1999.4.4.241     Document Type: Review

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