Longwave ultrasound reviewed and reconsidered

Physiotherapy

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-130

  Robertson, Valma J ^a   Ward, Alex R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Longwave ultrasound; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHYSICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030961914     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)67158-1     Document Type: Article

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