Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 21-24 , March 2010

Foot pressure differences in men and women

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 23 March 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.03.005

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