The use of somatosensory information during the acquisition of independent upright stance

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-102

  Barela, José A ^b   Jeka, John J ^b   Clark, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Development; Infancy; Posture; Prospective; Somatosensory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473363     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(99)80007-1     Document Type: Article

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