Back pain in athletes

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 726-735

  Lawrence, James P ^a   Greene, Hunter S ^a   Grauer, Jonathan N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33845665687     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200612000-00004     Document Type: Review

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