A balanced view of the evidence leads to sound conclusions. A reply to J.G. Colebatch "Sound conclusions?"

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 977-978

  Curthoys, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEURITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; SENSORY NERVE; UTRICLE; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; BONE CONDUCTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; VIBRATION;

EID: 77952543428     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.01.025     Document Type: Letter

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