Benefits of a musculoskeletal screening examination for initial entry training soldiers

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Petersen, Evan J ^a   Smith, Kevin C ^a  

^a Kenner Army Health Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRADUATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCREENING TEST; SOLDIER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846142157     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.1.92     Document Type: Article

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