Basic gait parameters: A comparison of reference data for normal subjects 20 to 29 years of age from Kuwait and Scandinavia

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-366

  Al Obaidi, Saud ^b   Wall, James C ^a   Al Yaqoub, Alia ^b   Al Ghanim, Muneera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gait; Interindividual differences; Speed; Step frequency; Step length

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

SPATIOTEMPORAL GAIT PARAMETERS;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING; SCANDINAVIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 0042231095     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.07.0361     Document Type: Article

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