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Modulation of Soleus H-Reflex Amplitude and Variance during Pretibial Contraction Effects of Joint Position and Effort Level

ING-SHIOU HWANG Department of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan
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YU-CHIN LIN Department of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan
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KAI-YU HO Department of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan
Pages 623-638 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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