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Two-dimensional tracking tasks for quantification of sensory-motor dysfunction and their application to Parkinson's disease

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    R. W. Watson

  2. Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

    R. D. Jones

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    N. B. Sharman

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Watson, R.W., Jones, R.D. & Sharman, N.B. Two-dimensional tracking tasks for quantification of sensory-motor dysfunction and their application to Parkinson's disease. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 35, 141–145 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02534145

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