Common gait disturbances: A clinical overview

Gait Disorders: Evaluation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 153-168

  Alexander, Neil B ^a,b   Goldberg, Allon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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