Effects of task complexity on reaction time and movement kinematics in elderly people

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-158

  Ma, Hui Ing ^a   Trombly, Catherine A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Motor control; Task performance and analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SEX ROLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GERIATRICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 2542577040     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.2.150     Document Type: Article

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