Chapter 9 Electromyographic methods

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2003, Pages 147-185

  Stålberg, Erik ^a   Daube, Jasper ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 34547632606     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(09)70119-4     Document Type: Article

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