Clinical applications of power spectral analysis of electromyographic investigations in muscle function

Manual Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Ng, J K F ^a   Richardson, C A ^a   Kippers, V ^a   Parnianpour, M ^b   Bui, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002624047     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/math.1996.0257     Document Type: Article

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