Performance of 6-Month-Old Asian American Infants on the Movement Assessment of Infants: A Descriptive Study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 42067, 2000, Pages 5-23

  Toy, Colleen Chan ^a   Deitz, Jean ^a   Engel, Joyce M ^a   Wendel, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; assessment; infants; Neuromotor; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MOVEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; REFLEX;

EID: 0033304258     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/J006v19n03_02     Document Type: Article

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