Evaluation of age-related differences in the stride-to-stride fluctuations, regularity and symmetry of gait using a waist-mounted tri-axial accelerometer

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 553-557

  Kobsar, Dylan ^a   Olson, Chad ^a   Paranjape, Raman ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^a   Barden, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Aging; Gait; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELEROMETER; AGING; GAIT; VARIABILITY;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888306687     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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