Performance of fine motor and spatial tasks during the menstrual cycle

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Šimić, Nataša ^a   Tokić, Andrea ^a   Peričić, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

anxiety state; fi ne motor skills; oestrogen; progesterone; spatial abilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650641791     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2055     Document Type: Article

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