Gait and postural stability in obese and nonobese prepubertal boys

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 484-489

  McGraw, Ben ^a   McClenaghan, Bruce A ^a   Williams, Harriet G ^a   Dickerson, John ^b   Ward, Dianne S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Obese; Postural stability; Prepubertal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034126270     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/mr.2000.3782     Document Type: Article

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