Pointing versus grasping in young and older adults

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-27

  Roy, E A ^a   Weir, P L ^a   Desjardins Denault, S ^a   Winchester, T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0032783356     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326942DN160102     Document Type: Article

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