Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 144-152 , August 2006

A comparison of factors influencing ACL injury in male and female athletes and non-athletes

  • Stephanie J. Bowerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1101 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
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  • Darla R. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1101 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +19157477208; fax: +19157478211.
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  • Mary Carlson

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1101 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    • ,
  • George A. King

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1101 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79902, USA

Received 23 August 2005 ,Revised 29 March 2006 ,Accepted 11 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.05.003

Physical Therapy in Sport
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