Repetitive strain injuries

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9056, 1997, Pages 943-947

  Yassi, Annalee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARM; BACK; ERGONOMICS; JOINT; LEG; MUSCLE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SHORT SURVEY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TENDON;

EID: 0030894387     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07221-2     Document Type: Review

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