Running biomechanics: shorter heels, better economy

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2008-10-15

• Fields of study

  Mathematics, Medicine, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1242/jeb.018812PMID 18840660
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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