Wakeful positioning and movement control in young infants: A pilot study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-266

  Bridgewater, Karen J ^a   Sullivan, Margaret J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Women's and Children's Hospital

Author keywords

Child development; Infant behavior; Motor skills; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0032761170     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60355-X     Document Type: Article

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