The case for concentric needles

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1806-1808

  Trojaborg, W ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 0032422718     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199812)21:12<1806::aid-mus31>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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