Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 959-967 , October 2008

Balance control during gait in athletes and non-athletes following concussion

Received 1 June 2007 ,Revised 14 November 2007 ,Accepted 14 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.12.006

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 959-967 , October 2008

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