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Absence of Ankle Stiffening While Standing in Focus and Cognitive Task Conditions in Older Adults

Natalie RicherSchool of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Kien LySchool of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Noémy FortierSchool of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Yves LajoieSchool of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 167-174 | Received 05 Oct 2018, Accepted 18 Mar 2019, Published online: 08 Apr 2019

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