The dynamics of gait transitions: Effects of grade and load

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-78

  Diedrich, Frederick J ^a,b   Warren Jr , William H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Gait transitions; Human locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; DYNAMICS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0031942821     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899809601323     Document Type: Article

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