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Investigation of validity of model for estimating shear force applied to buttocks in elderly people with kyphosis while sitting comfortably on a chair

Kenichi KobaraDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Koichi ShinkodaDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 2-3 Kasumi 1-chome, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Susumu WatanabeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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Atsuko EguchiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Fukuoka Rehabilitation College, 29-17 Hakataekimae 3-chome, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0011, Japan
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Daisuke FujitaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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Tetsuya NishimotoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
Pages 299-304 | Accepted 01 Sep 2010, Published online: 14 Oct 2010

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