Validation of a Chinese translation of the identification of functional ankle instability questionnaire.
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SUBMITTER: Guo H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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Validation of a Chinese translation of the identification of functional ankle instability questionnaire.
Guo Hao H Huang Wei-Qi WQ Lin Xi-Jiang XJ Chen Bo-Tao BT Zeng Can-Jun CJ
Chinese medical journal 20200901 18
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