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The cervical radiculopathy screen: Optimizing the number of muscles studied
CPT(P) Tamara D. Lauder MD, MC,
Timothy R. Dillingham MD, MS,
Corresponding Author
CPT(P) Tamara D. Lauder MD, MC
Madigan Army Medical Center, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Tacoma, WA
10805 View Dr. N.W., Gig Harbor, WA 98332Search for more papers by this authorTimothy R. Dillingham MD, MS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Search for more papers by this authorCPT(P) Tamara D. Lauder MD, MC,
Timothy R. Dillingham MD, MS,
Corresponding Author
CPT(P) Tamara D. Lauder MD, MC
Madigan Army Medical Center, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Tacoma, WA
10805 View Dr. N.W., Gig Harbor, WA 98332Search for more papers by this authorTimothy R. Dillingham MD, MS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: May 1996
Citations: 27
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