Gait & Posture
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 231-237 , July 2007

The effect of a concurrent task on the walking performance of preschool children

  • Rong-Ju Cherng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    • Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 6 2353535x5023; fax: +886 6 2370411.
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  • Ling-Yin Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ing-Shiou Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    • Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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  • Jenn-Yeu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cognitive Science, College of Social Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Received 13 April 2006 ,Revised 25 August 2006 ,Accepted 8 September 2006.

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PII: S0966-6362(06)00196-2

doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.09.004

Gait & Posture
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 231-237 , July 2007

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