Assessment of speed of human locomotion using a differential satellite global positioning system

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 642-646

  Schutz, Yves ^a   Herren, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body movements; DGPS; GPS; Physical activity; Running

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; LOCOMOTION; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 0034103180     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200003000-00014     Document Type: Article

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