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A wearable hip-assist robot reduces the cardiopulmonary metabolic energy expenditure during stair ascent in elderly adults: a pilot cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Stair ascent is one of the most important and challenging activities of daily living to maintain mobility and independence in elderly adults. Recently, various types of wearable walking assist robots have been developed to improve gait function and metabolic efficiency for elderly adults...

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Autores principales: Kim, Dong-Seok, Lee, Hwang-Jae, Lee, Su-Hyun, Chang, Won Hyuk, Jang, Junwon, Choi, Byung-Ok, Ryu, Gyu-Ha, Kim, Yun-Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30268096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0921-1