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Quantitative evaluation of post-stroke upper limb spasticity based on multi-parameter surface electromyography signal analysis Cover

Quantitative evaluation of post-stroke upper limb spasticity based on multi-parameter surface electromyography signal analysis

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|Sep 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37190/abb/221815 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6303 | Journal ISSN: 1509-409X
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 37
Submitted on: Mar 14, 2026
Accepted on: May 14, 2026
Published on: Sep 22, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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