Automaticity of walking–implications for physiotherapy practice

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Paul, Serene S ^a   Ada, Louise ^a   Canning, Colleen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ATTENTION; AUTOMATICITY; DUAL TASK; GAIT; WALKING

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994699686     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331905X43463     Document Type: Review

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