Sports, loading of cartilage, osteoarthritis and its prevention

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-145

  Helminen, Heikki J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SPORTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 62549126533     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00881.x     Document Type: Editorial

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