Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 747-754 , July 2008

A treadmill control protocol combining nonlinear, equally smooth increases in speed and gradient: Exercise testing for subjects with gait and exercise limitations

  • L.P. Jamieson

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • K.J. Hunt

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
    • Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • D.B. Allan

      Affiliations

    • Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom

Received 30 March 2007 ,Revised 1 August 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00155-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.08.003

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 747-754 , July 2008

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