The relationship between aquatic independence and gross motor function in children with neuro-motor impairments

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-355

  Getz, Miriam ^a,b   Hutzler, Yeshayahu ^c   Vermeer, Adri ^d  

^a Kibuzzim College of Education   (Israel)

^b Israel Sport Center for the Disabled   (Israel)

^c WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH THERAPY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33749523406     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.23.4.339     Document Type: Article

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