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Investigating the Constrained Action Hypothesis: A Movement Coordination and Coordination Variability Approach

Anthony VidalDepartment of Kinesiology, California State University, Long Beach
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Will WuDepartment of Kinesiology, California State University, Long Beach
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Mimi NakajimaDepartment of Kinesiology, California State University, Long Beach
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James BeckerDepartment of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, BozemanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 528-537 | Received 09 May 2017, Accepted 18 Aug 2017, Published online: 19 Sep 2017

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