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The interrater reliability of ultrasonography for Achilles tendon structure Cover

The interrater reliability of ultrasonography for Achilles tendon structure

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|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2020.0002 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 11
Submitted on: Dec 30, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 3, 2020
Published on: Mar 31, 2020
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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