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Surface electromyography and mouse use position

RICHARD HARVEY Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132 , USA
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ERIK PEPER Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132 , USA
Pages 781-789 | Published online: 10 Nov 2010

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