Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 300-307 , June 1998

Age-related differences in body segmental movement during perturbed stance in humans

  • Ge Wu

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to: Ge Wu, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Vermont, 305 Rowell Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.

Received 12 December 1996 ,Accepted 3 October 1997.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 300-307 , June 1998

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