Development of postural adjustments in sitting position during the first half year of life

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 312-320

  Hedberg, Åsa ^a   Carlberg, Eva Brogren ^a   Forssberg, Hans ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 18644365464     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2005.tb01142.x     Document Type: Article

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