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01-12-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Important Issues Concerning Use of Term ‘Copers’ in Chronic Ankle Instability Research

Authors: Wen Liu, Tarang Kumar Jain, Marcio Santos, David Heller, Claire Hiller

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 12/2014

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Title: Important Issues Concerning Use of Term ‘Copers’ in Chronic Ankle Instability Research
Authors: Wen Liu
Tarang Kumar Jain
Marcio Santos
David Heller
Claire Hiller
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0279-2

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