Adaptation of the gait initiation process for stepping on to a new level using a single step

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 538-546

  Gélat, Thierry ^a   Brenière, Yvon ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustments; Gait initiation; Locomotion; Postural control; Stair climbing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 0033862366     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000452     Document Type: Article

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