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Original Paper: Otoneurology

Background on methods of stimulation in galvanic-induced body sway in young healthy adults

Susan G. T. Balter From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert J. Stokroos From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Iwan De Jong From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Rob Boumans From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Maikel Van De Laar From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Herman Kingma From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht and Instrument Development Engineering and Evaluation, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 262-271 | Received 10 Feb 2003, Accepted 10 Jul 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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