Developmental study of early posture control in preterm and fullterm infants

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 954-958

  Gaetan, Eliane Mewes ^a,b,d   Moura Ribeiro, Maria Valeriana L ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Disciplina Fisioter Apl a Pediat   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Fisioterapia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Early posture control; Load bearing; Movement components; Preterm and term infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; WEIGHT BEARING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPINE POSITION; TIME;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036898010     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600012     Document Type: Article

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