Spatial parameters of walking gait and footedness

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-176

  Zverev, Y P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Adults; Africa; Footedness; Footprints; Gait

Indexed keywords

FOOTPRINT; GENDER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

AFRICA; CANADA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WATERLOO;

EID: 33646811481     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500500222     Document Type: Article

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