Walking skill versus walking experience as a predictor of barrier crossing in toddlers

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 331-350

  Kingsnorth, Shauna ^a   Schmuckler, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barrier crossing; Independent locomotion; Perception action coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013177531     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(01)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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