Asymmetry after Hamstring Injury in English Premier League: Issue Resolved, Or Perhaps Not?

M. Brughelli; J.-B. Morin; J. Mendiguchia

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1554628

International Journal of Sports Medicine, Table of Contents

Int J Sports Med 2015; 36(07): 603
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1554628

Letter to the Editor

Asymmetry after Hamstring Injury in English Premier League: Issue Resolved, Or Perhaps Not?

M. Brughelli

¹Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand

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J.-B. Morin

²Laboratory of Human Motricity, Education Sport and Health, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

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J. Mendiguchia

³Department of Physical Therapy, ZENTRUM Rehab and Performance Center, Barañain, Spain

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