The use of dimensionless scaling strategies in gait analysis

Human Movement Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-225

  Carty, Christopher P ^a   Bennett, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimensionless scaling; Fruode; Gait; Relative velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GAIT; HUMANS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849085230     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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