Actigraphic evaluation of handedness

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 226-232

  Nagels, G ^a,b   Marion P ^a   Pickut, B A ^a   Timmermans, L ^a   De Deyn, P P ^a,b  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Activity monitor; Lateralisation; Motor activity; Recording; Site of placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; TECHNIQUE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029896154     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-980X(96)95566-6     Document Type: Article

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