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Stuart M McGill1, Sylvain Grenier, Natasa Kavcic

  • 1Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. mcgill@healthy.uwaterloo.ca

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
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