A comparison of the analgesic efficacy of medium-frequency alternating current and TENS

Physiotherapy - Tập 95 - Trang 280-288 - 2009
Alex R. Ward1, Stacey Lucas-Toumbourou1, Brigid McCarthy1
1Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia

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