Management of rowers with rib stress fractures

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Wajswelner, Henry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fractures, Stress; Rehabilitation; Rib; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011347529     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60448-7     Document Type: Article

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