The specificity of motor skill and manual asymmetry: A review of the evidence and its implications

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-192

  Provins, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handedness; Laterality; Manual asymmetry; Motor skill

Indexed keywords

HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030845012     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899709600832     Document Type: Review

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