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Influence of an oblique path of staircase descent on toe placement and foot clearance

Kaitlin M. GallagherUniversity of Arkansas, USA;University of Waterloo, CanadaView further author information
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Jack P. CallaghanUniversity of Waterloo, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 580-586 | Published online: 01 Jun 2016

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