A coactivation strategy in anticipatory postural adjustments in persons with down syndrome

Motor Control

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 178-191

  Aruin, Alexander S ^a   Almeida, Gil L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0001251160     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.1.2.178     Document Type: Article

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