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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
Volume 26, 2010 - Issue 7
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Descriptive Report

Reliability of the radial and ulnar nerve biased upper extremity neural tissue provocation tests

, PT, DScPT, OCS, COMT & , DPT, OCS, CMPT
Pages 476-482 | Accepted 08 Dec 2009, Published online: 22 Jul 2010

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