The effect of a concurrent task on the walking performance of preschool children

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-237

  Cherng, Rong Ju ^a   Liang, Ling Yin ^a   Hwang, Ing Shiou ^a   Chen, Jenn Yeu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Dual task; Gait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 34249951035     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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