The effect of customized insoles on the reduction of postwork discomfort

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 515-520

  Sobel, Ellen ^a   Levitz, Steven J ^a   Caselli, Mark A ^a   Christos, Paul J ^b   Rosenblum, Jonathan ^c  

^a NEW YORK COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE; WALKING;

ADULT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WALKING;

EID: 0035512364     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-10-515     Document Type: Article

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