Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 149-155 , January 2010

Effects of Aging and Tai Chi on Finger-Pointing Toward Stationary and Moving Visual Targets

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.07.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 149-155 , January 2010

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