Body-size estimations in children six through fourteen: A longitudinal study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 541-555

  Gardner, Rick M ^a   Friedman, Brenda N ^a   Stark, Kim ^a   Jackson, Natalie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033112827     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.2.541     Document Type: Article

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