The early motor milestones in infancy and later motor skills in toddlers: A structural equation model of motor development

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 91-113

  Viholainen, Helena ^a,b   Ahonen, Timo ^a   Cantell, Marja ^c   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Lyytinen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Niilo Maki Instituutti   (Finland)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infancy; Motor development; Postural control; Structural equation model; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748446488     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v26n01_07     Document Type: Article

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