Motor task persistence of children with and without mental retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-49

  Kozub, Francis M ^a   Porretta, David L ^c   Hodge, Samuel R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034132518     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2000)038<0042:MTPOCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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