Podiatric medical applications of posterior night stretch splinting

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 356-360

  Evans, Angela ^a,b  

^a Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SPLINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLINTS;

EID: 0035405786     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-7-356     Document Type: Article

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