Editorial: Surface EMG and Other Measurement Techniques in Rehabilitation Research and Practice: Are New Educational Programs Needed?

Overview

Journal Front Rehabil Sci

Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2025 Mar 3

PMID 40026860

Authors

Marco Tramontano

Sheng Li

Roberto Merletti

Affiliations

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