Stepping in humans with complete spinal cord transection: A phylogenetic evaluation

Motor Control

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 284-292

  Vilensky, Joel A ^a   O'Connor, Brian L ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000997867     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.1.3.284     Document Type: Review

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