Effect of intervention programs on reducing the incidence of acl injuries, improving neuromuscular deficiencies, and enhancing athletic performance

ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete: Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 391-423

  Barber Westin, Sue D ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^a,b  

^a Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

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EID: 84895067562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32592-2_18     Document Type: Chapter

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