Incidence of midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the general population

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1026-1028

  De Jonge, S ^a,b   Van Den Berg, C ^a   De Vos, R J ^a   Van Der Heide, H J L ^c   Weir, A ^a   Verhaar, J A N ^b   Bierma Zeinstra, S M A ^b   Tol, J L ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEX RATIO; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TENDINOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053026997     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090342     Document Type: Article

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