Measurement of patellar and ankle tendon reflexes in normal subjects

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  Struys, M A ^c   Jonkman, E J ^b   Strijers, R L M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; TENDON REFLEX;

ADULT; ANKLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; REFLEX; TENDONS;

EID: 0031049396     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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