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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2025.012
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Feature of bioelectrical impedance analysis and electromyography data in children with cerebral palsy

Vlasenko SV, Lyovin GV, Osmanov EA
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Research Institute of Children's Balneology, Physiotherapy and Medical Rehabilitation, Yevpatoria, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Gleb V. Lyovin
Mayakovsky, 6, Yevpatoria, 297412, Russia; moc.liamg@2002vgnivel

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Author contribution: Vlasenko SV — study concept, developing methods, experimental data analysis and systematization, interpretation of the results; Lyovin GV — data acquisition, systematization, and accumulation, statistical processing, manuscript writing and formatting; Osmanov EA — comparative analysis of data, synthesis of the results, drawing conclusions, manuscript editing, dealing with graphics.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the cientific Research Institute of Children's Balneology, Physiotherapy and Medical Rehabilitation (protocol No. 21 dated 14 December 2022). All the patients submitted the informed consent to participation in the study.

Received: 2024-12-19 Accepted: 2025-02-18 Published online: 2025-02-27
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