Diagnostics in athletes with long-standing groin pain

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 679-690

  Jansen, J A C G ^a   Mens, J M A ^a   Backx, F J G ^a   Stam, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletes; Diagnosis; Groin; Sports medicine; Validity

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; GROIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 56849117634     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00848.x     Document Type: Review

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