The vertical ground reaction force for analysis of balance?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-13

  Önell, Annica ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body vibrations; Force plate; Physiological tremor; Postural stability; Vertical ground reaction force

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTURE;

EID: 0034282151     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(00)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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