Development of postural adjustments during reaching in preterm infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Van Der Fits, Ingrid B M ^a   Flikweert, Elvira R ^a   Stremmelaar, Elisabeth F ^b   Martijn, Albert ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SITTING;

EID: 0033052776     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199907000-00001     Document Type: Article

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