Efficacy of two forms of electrical stimulation in increasing quadriceps strength: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 194-199

  Bircan, Cigdem ^a   Senocak, Ozlem ^a   Peker, Ozlen ^a   Kaya, Aylin ^a   Tamci, Sebnem Akgol ^a   Gulbahar, Selmin ^a   Akalin, Elif ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036188890     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215502cr467oa     Document Type: Article

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