Motor Learning Strategies for Well Elderly: A Pilot Study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 59-74

  Rice, Martin S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge of results; Skill; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 1542267846     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v21n03_05     Document Type: Article

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