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01-09-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Accurate measures of passive muscle–tendon stiffness in children with cerebral palsy are needed

Authors: Joanna Diong, Arkiev D’Souza

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 9/2020

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Title: Accurate measures of passive muscle–tendon stiffness in children with cerebral palsy are needed
Authors: Joanna Diong
Arkiev D’Souza
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04433-2

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