Gait transition cost in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 647-650

  Usherwood, James R ^a   Bertram, John E A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Gait; Run; Transition; Walk

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; METABOLIC CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 0344668734     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0980-6     Document Type: Article

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