Disturbances in the motor behaviour of children with Down's syndrome: The need for a theoretical framework

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-13

  Lauteslager, P E M ^a   Vermeer, A ^b   Helders, P J M ^c  

^a 's Heeren Loo Lozenoord   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome children; Learning disability; Motor development; Motor skills; Postural control

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031973324     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)65896-8     Document Type: Article

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