Motor skill learning and performance: A review of influential factors

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-84

  Wulf, Gabriele ^a   Shea, Charles ^b   Lewthwaite, Rebecca ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSERVATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 74049097583     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03421.x     Document Type: Review

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