Transcutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulation Does Not Alter Regional Arm Adiposity and Muscularity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-326

  Keller, B A ^a   Katch, F I ^b  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0348201776     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:3<317::AID-AJHB7>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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