Clinical utility of surface EMG: Report of the therapeutics and technology assessment subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-177

  Pullman, S L ^a   Goodin, D S ^a   Marquinez, A I ^a   Tabbal, S ^a   Rubin, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033865959     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.2.171     Document Type: Article

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