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Perspectives in Rehabilitation

Bipedal hopping as a new measure to detect subtle sensorimotor impairment in people with multiple sclerosis

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Pages 1544-1555 | Received 29 Apr 2020, Accepted 03 Sep 2020, Published online: 21 Sep 2020

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