The use of vision in manual aiming by young and older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-178

  Lyons, James ^a   Elliott, Digby ^a   Swanson, Laurie R ^a   Chua, Romeo ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Discrete aiming; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041586214     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.4.2.165     Document Type: Article

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