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Otoneurology

The Vestibulospinal Reflex in Humans: Effects on Paraspinal Muscle Activity

Marcello A. Caria Department of Biomedical Sciences, Human Physiology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
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Claudio Tavera Department of Biomedical Sciences, Human Physiology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
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Francesco Melis Department of Biomedical Sciences, Human Physiology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
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Ombretta Mameli Department of Biomedical Sciences, Human Physiology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
Pages 817-825 | Published online: 20 Jun 2014

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