The locus of age-related movement slowing: Sensory processing in continuous goal-directed aiming

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Pohl, Patricia S ^a,b   Winstein, Carolee J ^a   Fisher, Beth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029993696     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51B.2.P94     Document Type: Article

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