Lateral epicondylalgia I: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, aetiology and natural history

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Vicenzino, Bill ^a   Wright, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Epicondylalgia; Epidemiology; Lateral epicondylitis; Musculoskeletal pain; Natural history; Pathophysiology; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002396597     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.1996.1.1.23     Document Type: Review

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