Effects of age, step direction, and reaction condition on the ability to step quickly

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages M246-M249

  Luchies, Carl W ^a   Schiffman, Jeff ^a   Richards, Lorie G ^b   Thompson, Matthew R ^b   Bazuin, Doug ^c   DeYoung, Alice J ^c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0036200397     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.4.M246     Document Type: Article

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