Effect of balneotherapy on temporospatial gait characteristics of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Published in Rheumatol Int on July 09, 2009

Authors

Onder Kiliçoğlu1, Arif Dönmez, Zeki Karagülle, Nergis Erdoğan, Ekin Akalan, Yener Temelli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Millet Cad. 118, Fatih, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey. kilicoglu@istanbul.edu.tr

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