Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 19-23 , January 2002

Oral creatine supplementation enhances upper extremity work capacity in persons with cervical-level spinal cord injury

,Revised 3 January 2001 ,Accepted 3 January 2001.

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doi: 10.1053/apmr.2002.26829

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