Development of prehension movements in children: A kinematic study

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 424-432

  Kuhtz Buschbeck, J P ^a   Stolze, H ^a   Johnk K ^a   Boczek Funcke, A ^a   Illert, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arm movement; Children; Grasp; Motor learning; Prehension

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 0031694201     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050530     Document Type: Article

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