Age-related changes in psychomotor performance

Human Performance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-361

  Kerr, Robert ^a   Blais, Christine ^a   Toward, Jeffrey I ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0030511560     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327043hup0904_3     Document Type: Article

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