Fundamental movement skills - How do primary school children perform? The 'move it groove it' program in rural Australia

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 244-252

  Van Beurden, E ^b   Zask, A ^a   Barnett, L M ^a   Dietrich, U C ^a  

^a Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEACHING;

EID: 0036751774     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(02)80010-X     Document Type: Article

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