Standing, walking, running, and jumping on a force plate

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 304-309

  Cross, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033416483     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19253     Document Type: Article

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