Finger tapping ability in healthy elderly and young adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Aoki, Tomoko ^a   Fukuoka, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Hand; Intertap interval; Pinch force; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINCH STRENGTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PINCH STRENGTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TRANSDUCERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249167315     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181b7f3e1     Document Type: Article

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