Dexterous manipulation is poorer at older ages and is dissociated from decline of hand strength

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1139-1145

  Dayanidhi, Sudarshan ^a   Valero Cuevas, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dexterous manipulation; Dynamical analysis; Middle age; Pinch strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEXTEROUS MANIPULATION; DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS.; FINGER; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINCH STRENGTH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGING; DEXTEROUS MANIPULATION; DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS.; MIDDLE AGE; PINCH STRENGTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84901028656     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu025     Document Type: Article

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