Delay in diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament injury in sport

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1124, 2001, Pages 11-13

  Hartnett, Nigel I ^a   Tregonning, Russell J A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Bowen   (New Zealand)

^c WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035951757     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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