Factors leading to obstacle contact during adaptive locomotion

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-231

  Heijnen, Michel J H ^a   Muir, Brittney C ^a   Rietdyk, Shirley ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Gait; Locomotion; Obstacle; Trips

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871315462     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3253-y     Document Type: Article

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