Mental and physical practice schedules in acquisition and retention of novel timing skills

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-62

  Overdorf, Virginia ^a   Page, Stephen J ^b   Schweighardt, Ray ^c   McGrath, Robert E ^d  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Hewitt School   (United States)

^d FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5644300655     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.1.51-62     Document Type: Article

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