Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 118-120 , April 2009

Response to Letter to Editor on Human Resting Muscle Tone (HRMT)

  • Alfonse T. Masi, MD,DR.,PH (Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology)

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61656, USA
    • ,
  • John Charles Hannon, DC

      Affiliations

    • 1141 Pacific Suite B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA
    • ,
  • Kalyani Nair, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

      Affiliations

    • Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA

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PII: S1360-8592(09)00006-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2009.01.002

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 118-120 , April 2009

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