Gait patterns in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis cannot be explained by reduced speed alone

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 499-503

  Eppeland, S G ^a,c   Myklebust, G ^b   Hodt Billington, C ^c   Moe Nilssen, R ^c  

^a Sørlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^b Sørlandet Hospital Health Enterprise   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electronic walkway; Gait; Rheumatoid arthritis; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 60449085219     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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