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Pilot Study of Split Belt Treadmill Based Gait Rehabilitation System for Symmetric Stroke Gait
Takeshi Ando*,**, Eiichi Ohki**, Yasutaka Nakashima**,
Yutaka Akita***, Hiroshi Iijima***, Osamu Tanaka***,
and Masakatsu G. Fujie**
*Robotics and Design for Innovative Healthcare, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-7 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
**Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 59-309, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
***Yokohama Rehabilitation Foundation, 1770 Karasuyama-cyo, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 222-0035, Japan
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