Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 164-168 , February 2010

A novel method for determining ground-referenced contacts during stair ascent: Comparing relative hip position to quiet standing hip height

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.09.018

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 164-168 , February 2010

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