Effect of children's shoes on gait: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wegener, Caleb ^a   Hunt, Adrienne E ^a   Vanwanseele, Benedicte ^a   Burns, Joshua ^a   Smith, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 79251619545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-4-3     Document Type: Article

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