Gait & Posture
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 215-220 , December 1995

Pressure distribution and perceived comfort in casual footwear

  • C Jordan
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  • R Bartlett

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to: C Jordan, Division of Sport Science, Crewe and Alsager Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hassal Road, Alsager ST7 2HL, UK

Received 12 September 1994 ,Accepted 12 February 1995.

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Gait & Posture
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