Electromyographic and neuromuscular variables in unstable postpolio subjects, stable postpolio subjects, and control subjects

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 986-991

  Rodriquez, Arthur A ^a   Agre, James C ^a   Franke, Todd M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 0030984068     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90062-9     Document Type: Article

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