Relationship of functional leg-length discrepancy to abnormal pronation

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-507

  Rothbart, Brian A ^a  

^a GRD BioMed Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33845296916     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0960499     Document Type: Article

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