Effects of aging and Tai Chi on a finger-pointing task with a choice paradigm

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tsang, William W N ^a   Kwok, Jasmine C Y ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FINGER POINTING TASK; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84874901960     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/653437     Document Type: Article

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