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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 31, 2005 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

An Invariant Guiding Stair Descent by Young and Old Adults

Pages 441-455 | Received 19 Dec 2003, Accepted 15 Jun 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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