Bayesian aggregation versus majority vote in the characterization of non-specific arm pain based on quantitative needle electromyography

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hamilton Wright, Andrew ^a,b,c   McLean, Linda ^a   Stashuk, Daniel W ^d   Calder, Kristina M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARM; BAYES THEOREM; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEEDLES; PAIN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77949437816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-7-8     Document Type: Article

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