Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 9 , Pages 806-812 , November 2001

Heel to toe motion characteristics in Parkinson patients during free walking

Received 15 September 2000 ,Accepted 23 July 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 9 , Pages 806-812 , November 2001

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