Short-Wave Diathermy: A Review of Existing Clinical Trials

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-118

  Shields, Nora ^a   Gormley, John ^a   O'Hare, Neil ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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EID: 0347545329     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.2001.6.2.101     Document Type: Article

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