Age and sex differences of controlled force exertion measured by a computer-generated sinusoidal target-pursuit system

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Nagasawa, Yoshinori ^a   Demura, Shinichi ^b  

^a KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult; Hand strength; Humans; Psychomotor performance; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349931510     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.28.199     Document Type: Article

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