The use of platelet-rich plasma in sports medicine: A quick fix or medical doctors on shaky ethical ground?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-495

  Kjaer, Michael ^a   Bayer, Monika ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HUMAN; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 79960206526     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01360.x     Document Type: Editorial

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