Developmental differences in children's ballistic aiming movements of the arm

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 589-598

  Yan, Jin H ^a,b   Stelmach, George E ^c   Thomas, Katherine T ^d   Thomas, Jerry R ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ARM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141723272     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.96.2.589     Document Type: Article

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