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Room for improvement: metrological properties of passive muscle–tendon stiffness measures in children with cerebral palsy

Authors: Clément Boulard, Raphaël Gross, Vincent Gautheron, Thomas Lapole

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

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Title: Room for improvement: metrological properties of passive muscle–tendon stiffness measures in children with cerebral palsy
Authors: Clément Boulard
Raphaël Gross
Vincent Gautheron
Thomas Lapole
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/s00421-020-04434-1

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