Transcranial direct current stimulation: a place in the future of physiotherapy?

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-326

  Schabrun, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879955415     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328810X12786297204837     Document Type: Article

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