Portable fixed dynamometry: towards remote muscle strength measurements in patients with motor neuron disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10366-9