Bloodletting for pneumonia, prolonged bed rest for low back pain, is subacromial decompression another clinical illusion?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 280-281

  Lewis, Jeremy ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; PATHOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINITIS;

ACROMION; HUMANS; HUMERUS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84923376125     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094367     Document Type: Editorial

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