Metabolic cost of walking

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Georgia Institute of TechnologyUS$329.2k

Identifying Multi-Scale Mechanisms for Age-Related Increase in Metabolic Cost of Walking (sub-award to NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY)
Georgia Institute of TechnologyNortheastern UniversityUS$329.2k2025

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