Test-retest reliability of Eurofit physical fitness items for children with visual impairments

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 300-313

  Houwen, Suzanne ^a,b   Visscher, Chris ^a,b   Hartman, Esther ^a   Lemmink, Koen A P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33747859707     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.18.3.300     Document Type: Article

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