Age differences and changes in midline-crossing inhibition in the lower extremities

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Lombardi, Julie A ^a,b   Surburg, Paul ^a   Eklund, Susan ^a   Koceja, David ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILIAC CREST; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME;

EID: 0034025316     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.5.M293     Document Type: Article

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