Age-related changes in upper extremity performance of elderly people: A longitudinal study

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 393-405

  Desrosiers, Johanne ^a,b   Hébert, Réjean ^a,b   Bravo, Gina ^a,b   Rochette, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Dexterity; Hand function; Longitudinal design; Motor coordination; Sensibility; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0345120598     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(99)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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