Macroscopic aspects of gross motor control: A test of the end-state comfort effect

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 396-400

  Lam, Melanie ^a   McFee, Kristen ^b   Chua, Romeo ^a   Weeks, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gross motor skills; Movement planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750556213     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2006.10599374     Document Type: Article

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