Voluntary activation failure is detectable in some myositis patients with persisting quadriceps femoris weakness: An observational study

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Molloy, Catherine B ^a   Al Omar, Ahmed O ^a   Edge, Kathryn T ^a   Cooper, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 70350545955     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar1935     Document Type: Article

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