Assessment of changes in psychomotor performance of elderly subjects

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 383-389

  KALRA, L ^a,b   JACKSON, S H D ^a   SWIFT, C G ^a  

^a Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elderly; psychomotor performance; repeatability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0027488052     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1993.tb00385.x     Document Type: Article

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