Physiotherapy or a wait-and-see policy was the best option for lateral epicondylitis at 1 year.
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Corticosteroid injections, physiotherapy, or a wait-and-see policy for lateral epicondylitis: a randomised controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- ACP journal club
دوره 137 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002