On the inter- and intra-subject variability of the electromyographic signal in isometric contractions

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 225-229

  Araujo, R Correa ^a   Duarte, M ^a   Amadio, A Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Isometric contractions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 6744242011     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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