Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 131-136 , February 2010

The effect of obesity and gender on body segment parameters in older adults

  • April J. Chambers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 323 Benedum Hall, 3700 O’Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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  • Alison L. Sukits

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Jean L. McCrory

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
    • ,
  • Rakié Cham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Received 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00254-X

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.10.015

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 131-136 , February 2010

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