Pressure algometry in manual therapy

Manual Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 258-265

  Vanderweeen L ^a   Oostendorp, R A B ^a   Vaes, P ^a   Duquet, W ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0001286891     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/math.1996.0276     Document Type: Article

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