Age-related changes in lower trunk coordination and energy transfer during gait

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1923-1931

  McGibbon, Chris A ^a,b   Krebs, David E ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

EID: 0035022873     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.5.1923     Document Type: Article

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