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Title: Effects of Assistance During Early Stance Phase Using a Robotic Knee Orthosis on Energetics, Muscle Activity, and Joint Mechanics During Incline and Decline Walking
Award ID(s):
1830215
NSF-PAR ID:
10156806
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Volume:
28
Issue:
4
ISSN:
1534-4320
Page Range / eLocation ID:
914 to 923
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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