The maturation of motor dexterity: Or why Johnny can't go any faster

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 244-254

  Lin, J P ^a,d   Brown, J K ^b   Walsh, E G ^c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MATURATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; SPORT; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WRIST;

EID: 0029863899     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15086.x     Document Type: Article

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