Dosage and treatment response in randomized clinical trials of therapeutic ultrasound

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 124-133

  Robertson, Valma J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0036696858     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-853X(02)90107-0     Document Type: Article

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