Investigation of quadriceps femoris function through electrical stimulation

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-118

  Leroux, Alain ^a   Poumarat, Georges ^b   Boucher, Jean P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Patellofemoral dysfunctions; Rectus femoris; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348123508     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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