Indoor travel and simple tasks as physical exercise for people with profound multiple disabilities

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 211-216

  Lancioni, G E ^a   Gigante, A ^b   O'Reilly, M F ^b   Oliva, D ^b   Montironi, L ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DENSITY; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORIENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORIENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF-HELP DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 0034243583     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.91.1.211     Document Type: Article

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