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Contributions of altered sensation and feedback responses to changes in coordination of postural control due to aging

R A Speers1, A D Kuo, F B Horak

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Vestibular Testing Center, University of Michigan, 3200 G.G. Brown, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA.

Gait & Posture
|July 20, 2002
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