Idiopathic toe walking and sensory processing dysfunction

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Williams, Cylie M ^a,b   Tinley, Paul ^c   Curtin, Michael ^b  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Charles Sturt University Albury Campus   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EID: 79953746676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-3-16     Document Type: Review

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