Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 784-792 , September 2009

Variability analysis of lower extremity joint kinematics during walking in healthy young adults

Received 12 February 2008 ,Revised 19 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.02.009

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 784-792 , September 2009

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