Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 355-360 , May 2009

Contributors to fatigue resistance of the hamstrings and quadriceps in cerebral palsy

  • Noelle G. Moreau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, 77 President St., MSC 700, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, 77 President St., MSC 700, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
    • ,
  • Li Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    • ,
  • James P. Geaghan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Statistics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    • ,
  • Diane L. Damiano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda MD, USA

Received 21 May 2008 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.01.012

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 355-360 , May 2009

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