New protocols for the analysis of the performance of the human upper limb on the international space station

AIAA Space 2003 Conference and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Zolesi, V ^a   Serafini, L ^a,d   Baldacci, S ^a   Neri, G ^a   Liuni, L ^a   Flore, F ^a   Posteraro, F ^b   Pastacaldi, P ^c   Dario, P ^e   Zago, M ^f   Lacquaniti, F ^g  

^a Kayser Italia Srl ^*  (Italy)

^b Hospital Versilia Camaiore(Lu)   (Italy)

^c Hospital S Chiara Pisa   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^f IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; HAND POSTURE ANALYZERS; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY; MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS; NEW PROTOCOL; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION;

SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EARTH (PLANET);

EID: 84897790255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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