Gender differences in intercepting a moving target by using a throw or button press

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 290-296

  Peters, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Intercept; Throwing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031427834     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899709600016     Document Type: Article

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