Manual Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 66-79 , May 2003

Lateral epicondylalgia: a musculoskeletal physiotherapy perspective

  • B Vicenzino

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationBill Vicenzino, PhD, MSc, BPhty, Grad Dip Sports Phty, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia. Tel.: +61-7-3365-2781; fax: +61-7-3365-2775; E-mail: b.vicenzino@mailbox.uq.edu.au

Received 15 November 2002 ,Accepted 30 November 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S1356-689X(02)00157-1

Manual Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 66-79 , May 2003

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