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Effect of hip protectors in falls on the hip

✍ Scribed by J. B. Lauritzen; K. Hindsø; S. Sonne-Holm; M. M. Pedersen; B. Lund

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
138 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0937-941X

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