Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 388-394 , March 2009

Land-Based Versus Pool-Based Exercise for People Awaiting Joint Replacement Surgery of the Hip or Knee: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Presented to the Australian Physiotherapy Association, May 15–18, 2004, Adelaide, Australia.

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 Supported by Barwon Health, Australia, and the Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.09.561

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 388-394 , March 2009

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