Cortical threshold and excitability measurements

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2004, Pages 317-335

  Ziemann, Ulf ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 33746209759     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(04)04017-1     Document Type: Article

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