Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 136-139 , January 2010

Age and electromyographic frequency alterations during walking in children with cerebral palsy

  • Richard T. Lauer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Both authors contributed equally.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Tel.: +1 215 707 5964; fax: +1 215 707 7500.
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  • Samuel R. Pierce

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Physical Therapy Education, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Carole A. Tucker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Mary F. Barbe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Laura A. Prosser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Both authors contributed equally.

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.09.015

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 136-139 , January 2010

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