Effects of physical fitness level on postural sway in young children

Anthropological Science

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-244

  Shintaku, Yukinori ^a   Ohkuwa, Tetsuo ^b   Yabe, Kyonosuke ^c  

^a Biwako Seikei Sport College   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boys; Girls; Longitudinal study; Physical fitness; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244474573     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.040129     Document Type: Article

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