Identification of contraction onset during explosive contractions. Response to Thompson et al. "Consistency of rapid muscle force characteristics: Influence of muscle contraction onset detection methodology" [J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2012;22(6):893-900]

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 991-994

  Tillin, Neale A ^a   Pain, Matthew T G ^b   Folland, Jonathan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOMATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TORQUE; VALIDITY;

HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84879552813     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.04.015     Document Type: Letter

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