Effects of stroboscopic disruption on static postural control in elderly individuals based on rambling and trembling analysis
By: Lingyu Kong, Yue Zhang, Ziyi Liu, Wangli Zang, Jiawei Bao, Jingxian Xue, Xin Meng, Xiaokun Mao and Qiuxia Zhang
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