Clinical experience with paraspinal mapping. I: Neurophysiology of the paraspinal muscles in various spinal disorders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1177-1184

  Haig, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0030781718     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90328-2     Document Type: Article

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