Economy and preferred speed of walking in adults with and without Down syndrome

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-130

  Agiovlasitis, Stamatis ^a   Mccubbin, Jeffrey A ^b   Yun, Joonkoo ^b   Pavol, Michael J ^b   Widrick, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 67649522709     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.26.2.118     Document Type: Article

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