Quantitative analysis of gait in the visually impaired

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 194-197

  Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait; Visually impaired

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0030962108     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289709166526     Document Type: Article

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