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Correction: Effects of Pre- and Post-Exercise Cold-Water Immersion Therapy on Passive Muscle Stiffness
Moritz Hüttel1, Tobias Golditz2, Isabel Mayer1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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