Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , March 2010

Effects of an acute hamstring stretch in people with and without osteoarthritis of the knee

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.06.010

Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , March 2010

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