Adaptive force control in grasping as a function of level of developmental disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 797-806

  Sprague, R L ^a   Deutsch, K M ^b   Newell, Karl M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Force control; Grasping; Inhibition; Mental retardation; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MASS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PINCH STRENGTH; PRECISION GRIP; PSYCHOMETRY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69149109362     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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