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Constraints in the performance of bimanual tasks and their expression in unskilled and skilled subjects

Michael Peters Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
Pages 171-196 | Received 03 Oct 1984, Published online: 29 May 2007

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