Lower Limb Neuromuscular Control and Strength in Prepubescent and Adolescent Male and Female Athletes

Noyes' Knee Disorders: Surgery, Rehabilitation, Clinical Outcomes

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 379-403

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

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

^b Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

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EID: 85160115202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-5474-0.00016-3     Document Type: Chapter

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