A normative sample of gait and hopping on one leg parameters in children 7-12 years of age

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-321

  Holm, Inger ^a,b   Tveter, Anne Therese ^a,b   Fredriksen, Per Morten ^a   Vøllestad, Nina ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Gait; Hopping on one leg; Normative data

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOFTWARE; WALKING;

EID: 58849121304     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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