Sensory information affords exploration of posture in newly walking infants and toddlers

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 391-405

  Metcalfe, Jason S ^a   Clark, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Exploration; Infancy; Perception action; Posture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009495286     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(01)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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