Epidemiology, genetics and biological factors of rotator cuff tears

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a,b   Berton, Alessandra ^a,b   Papapietro, Nicola ^a,b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a Campus Bio Medico University ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINITIS;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84926099577     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000328868     Document Type: Article

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