The Prevalence of Injury among Tap Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Mayers, Lester ^a   Judelson, Daniel ^a   Bronner, Shaw ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82955180040     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0300700403     Document Type: Article

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