Age-related effects on temporal strategies to speed motor performance

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-61

  Pohl, Patricia S ^a   Winstein, Carolee J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aiming; Motor control; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 13044315677     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.6.1.45     Document Type: Article

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