Prevalence and features of joint hypermobility among adolescent athletes

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 989-992

  Decoster, Laura C ^a   Vailas, James C ^b   Lindsay, Rebecca H ^c   Williams, G Rhys ^d  

^a New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute   (United States)

^b Lahey Hitchcock Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030693110     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170470023005     Document Type: Article

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