Does exercise type affect relative activation levels of vastus medialis oblique and vastus laterialis?

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-279

  Herrington, Lee ^a   Pearson, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMG; Exercise; Onset times; VL; VMO

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448931627     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.15.4.271     Document Type: Article

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