Individuals with visual impairments: A review of psychomotor behavior

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-26

  Skaggs, Steve ^a   Hopper, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENT; FITNESS; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030070437     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.13.1.16     Document Type: Review

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