Injury and joint hypermobility syndrome in ballet dancers - A 5-year follow-up

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1613-1614

  Briggs, Janet ^a   McCormack, Moira ^a   Hakim, Alan J ^a   Grahame, Rodney ^b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTHRALGIA; BALLET DANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT INJURY; LETTER; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYMPTOM; TENDON INJURY;

DANCING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75649104947     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep175     Document Type: Letter

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