Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 563-573 , June 2008

Motor unit potential characterization using “pattern discovery”

  • L.J. Pino

      Affiliations

    • Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 519 888 4567x33691; fax: +1 519 746 4791.
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  • D.W. Stashuk

      Affiliations

    • Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
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  • S.G. Boe

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Canada
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  • T.J. Doherty

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Canada

Received 21 September 2006 ,Revised 24 May 2007 ,Accepted 16 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.06.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 563-573 , June 2008

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