Changes in arm posture during the early acquisition of walking

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-89

  Ledebt, Annick ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm movement; Balance; Children; Locomotion; Motor control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008356787     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(00)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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