Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 380-381 , July 2010

Stop injecting corticosteroid into patients with tennis elbow, they are much more likely to get better by themselves!

Received 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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PII: S1440-2440(09)00225-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.09.009

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 380-381 , July 2010

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