Effects of backpack loads and positions on the variability of gait spatiotemporal parameters in young adults
Georgia Cristina Lehnen; Rina Marcia Magnani; Gustavo Souto de Sá e Souza; Fábio Barbosa Rodrigues; Adriano de Oliveira Andrade; Marcus Fraga Vieira
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