Achilles tendon ruptures stratified by age, race, and cause of injury among active duty U.S. military members

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 872-873

  Davis, Jefferson J ^a   Mason, Kevin T ^a   Clark, David A ^a  

^a US Aeromedical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGE; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RACE; RISK; SOLDIER;

EID: 0033432865     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.12.872     Document Type: Article

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