Clinical Evaluation of Hypertonia in the Triceps Surae Muscles

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-80

  Singer, B ^a   Dunnet, J ^b   Allison, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 0001876635     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331901786161582     Document Type: Article

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