Lateral epicondylalgia or epicondylitis: What's in a name?

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 200-202

  Waugh, Esther J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EPICONDYLITIS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLISHING; TENDON INJURY; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 17244379813     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.0104     Document Type: Editorial

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