The athlete with muscular cramps: Clinical approach

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 425-431

  Maquirriain, Javier ^a   Merello, Marcelo ^b  

^a High Performance National Sports Centre   (Argentina)

^b FLENI   (Argentina)

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EID: 34547420632     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200707000-00007     Document Type: Article

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