Elderly subjects are impaired in spatial coordination in fine motor control

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 25-35

  Contreras Vidal, José L ^a   Teulings, Hans L ^a   Stelmach, George E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Coordination; Force control; Handwriting; Jerk; Motor control; Spatial error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0346310065     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6918(98)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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