Ultrasound therapy equipment - Does it perform?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Pye, Stephen ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Ultrasound therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0030049830     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66996-9     Document Type: Article

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