Performance and muscle activity during computer mouse tasks in young and elderly adults

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 329-336

  Laursen, B ^a   Jensen, B R ^a   Ratkevicius, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyography; Forearm; Motor control; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHOULDER JOINT; VOLITION;

EID: 0035032544     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000367     Document Type: Article

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