Chapter 13 Quantitation and standardization in EMG and neurography

Supplements to Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 53, Issue C, 2000, Pages 101-111

  Stalberg, Erik ^a   Fuglsang Frederiksen, Anders ^b   Bischoff, C ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0038653403     PISSN: 1567424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-424X(09)70144-8     Document Type: Article

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