Quantitative myotonia assessment using force relaxation curve modelling

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 719-727

  Hogrel, J Y ^a  

^a Dpartement de Gntique et Cytogntique   (France)

Author keywords

Force relaxation time; Modelling; Myotonia; Myotonic dystrophy; Quantitative assessment

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CURVE MODELING; FORCE CURVE; FORCE RELAXATION TIME; MODELING; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; REGRESSION MODELLING; RELAXATION CURVES;

RELAXATION TIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; MODEL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTONIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70249119339     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/7/014     Document Type: Article

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