Articular hypermobility in Icelandic 12-year-olds

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1014-1016

  Qvindesland, A ^a   Jonsson H ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children; Hypermobility; Musculoskeletal pain; Sports activity

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032727942     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.10.1014     Document Type: Article

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