Age difference in trunk kinematics during walking with different backpack weights in 6- to 12-year-old children

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-142

  Li, Jing Xian ^a   Hong, Youlian ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child; Load carriage; Trunk posture; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREADMILL; TRUNK; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 23944456060     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620490460486     Document Type: Article

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