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Essay: Biomechanical support in sport

Bruce R Mason1, Marc Portus

  • 1Biomechanics Department, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. bmason@ausport.gov.au

Lancet (London, England)
|December 20, 2005
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