How quickly can healthy adults move their hands to intercept an approaching object? Age and gender effects

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2001, Pages

  DeGoede, K M ^a   Ashton Miller, J A ^a   Liao, J M ^a   Alexander, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

EID: 0034868301     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.9.M584     Document Type: Article

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