Ecological task analysis utilizing intrinsic measures in research and practice

Human Movement Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 285-314

  Burton, Allen W ^a   Davis, Walter E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ecological task analysis; Movement assessment; Movement education; Movement therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030115576     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9457(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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