Rhythmic ability in children and the effects of age, sex, and tempo

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 901-912

  Mastrokalou, Niki ^a,b   Hatziharistos, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

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EID: 34547250235     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.3.901-912     Document Type: Article

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