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Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the process of obtaining cross-sectional area and echo intensity measurements of muscles from ultrasound images Cover

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the process of obtaining cross-sectional area and echo intensity measurements of muscles from ultrasound images

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0002 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 11
Submitted on: Sep 22, 2020
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Accepted on: Jan 16, 2021
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Published on: Mar 8, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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