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A response to “Toward a better understanding and terminology of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation”

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  1. Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy), University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Auwal Bello Hassan

  2. Department of Physiotherapy, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria

    Auwal Abdullahi

  3. Discipline of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

    Musa Sani Danazumi

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ABH, MSD, AA were responsible for writing the correspondence. MSD and ABH were responsible for writing, editing, and providing feedback on the correspondence.

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Hassan, A.B., Abdullahi, A. & Danazumi, M.S. A response to “Toward a better understanding and terminology of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation”. Spinal Cord (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-00989-4

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