The influence of age on pressure perception of static and moving two-point discrimination in normal subjects

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 421-425

  Kaneko, Atsushi ^a,c   Asai, Noriyoshi ^a   Kanda, Tadashi ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c Sagamigaoka Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 27644543470     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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