What are Effective Therapies for Anterior Knee Pain?

Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 634-639

  McConnell, Jenny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b McConnell and Clements Physiotherapy   (Australia)

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EID: 84882880909     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-141604444-4.50098-9     Document Type: Chapter

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