Age- and sex-related differences for electromyography gaps during daily activity and a discrete task

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-12

  Harwood, B ^a   Edwards, D L ^b   Jakobi, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Electromyography; Lower extremity; Sex; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 79957469858     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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