Comparisons of psychomotor performance between the upper and lower extremities in three age groups

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 87, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 947-952

  Li, Yuhua ^a   McColgin, Chas ^b   Van Oteghen, Sharon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FOOT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ARM; CHILD; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0032254343     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1998.87.3.947     Document Type: Article

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