Basic gait and symmetry measures for primary school-aged children and young adults. II: Walking at slow, free and fast speed

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Lythgo, Noel ^a   Wilson, Cameron ^b   Galea, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait; Gait maturation; Gait speed; Shoes; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650590519     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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