Motor development during the first year: A comparative study

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-153

  Santos, Denise C C ^a   Gabbard, Carl ^b   Goncalves, Vanda M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Motor assessment; Motor development

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR SKILLS; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035379974     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320109597956     Document Type: Article

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