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The effects of skin cold stimulation on quadriceps muscle activity during walking in older adults

Ryota ShimoseDepartment of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Chigaya TadanoDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Hitoshi SugawaraDepartment of Physical Therapy, Tokyo University of Technology, Tokyo, Japan;
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Hiroyuki SekiNiigata University of Management, Niigata, Japan;
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Yuko NaitoGraduate School of Emergency Medical Systems, Kokushikan University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Masae YonaDepartment of Exercise Physiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan;
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Taeko TajimaNijinokai for Community Welfare, Tokyo, Japan;
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Yasushi UchiyamaDepartment of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
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Masuo MuroDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Pages 298-301 | Received 22 Oct 2019, Accepted 01 Nov 2019, Published online: 13 Nov 2019

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