Gait & Posture
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , January 2007

Influence of footwear midsole material hardness on dynamic balance control during unexpected gait termination

Received 15 August 2005 ,Revised 16 January 2006 ,Accepted 22 January 2006.

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PII: S0966-6362(06)00014-2

doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.01.005

Gait & Posture
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , January 2007

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