Physical activity, physiological, and psychomotor performance: A study of variously active older adult men

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-142

  Christensen, Carol L ^a   Payne, V Gregory ^a   Wughalter, Emily H ^a   Yan, Jin H ^b   Henehan, Michael ^c   Jones, Robert ^d  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Jose Medical Center   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Coincidence anticipation timing; Reaction time; VO2max

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041350289     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609075     Document Type: Article

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