Motor performance of children with mild mental disabilities after using mental imagery

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-130

  Screws, Doris Pogue ^a   Surburg, Paul R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030944860     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.14.2.119     Document Type: Article

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