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. 2005 Nov;39(11):789–791. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.017855

Matrix metalloproteases: a role in overuse tendinopathies

M Magra 1, N Maffulli 1
PMCID: PMC1725078  PMID: 16244185

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