Consistency of multi-channel surface EMG recordings: Application in spinal cord injured subjects

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-111

  Sherwood, Arthur M ^a   Priebe, Michael M ^a   Graves, Daniel E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motro control; Quantitative analysis; Repeatability; Repeated measures; Reproducibility; Spinal cord injury; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030785723     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(96)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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