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Treadmill versus walkway locomotion in humans: an EMG study

A. BERTRAND ARSENAULT Ecole de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montr´eal, C.P. 6128, Succursale A, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada; Centre de recherche, Institut de réadaptation de MontréalView further author information
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DAVID A. WINTER Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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RONALD G. MARTENIUK Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Pages 665-676 | Received 18 Sep 1984, Accepted 15 Aug 1985, Published online: 07 Jun 2007

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