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Multistep pressure platform as a stand-alone system for gait assessment

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Macellari, V., Giacomozzi, C. Multistep pressure platform as a stand-alone system for gait assessment. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 34, 299–304 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02511242

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