Learning and control of simple aiming movements by adults with profound mental retardation

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-177

  Choi, Seung Oh ^b   Meeuwsen, Harry J ^a   French, Ron ^a   Stenwall, Jill ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032951645     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.16.2.167     Document Type: Article

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