Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 66-74 , May 2007

Establishing normal values for lower extremity muscle length in college-age students

Received 1 May 2006 ,Revised 13 November 2006 ,Accepted 14 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.11.004

Physical Therapy in Sport
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