Muscle size matters

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 416-417

  Damiano, Diane L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARESIS; TORQUE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 65549109525     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03287.x     Document Type: Note

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