Physical fitness in children with developmental coordination disorder

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 438-450

  Schott, Nadja ^a   Hultsch, Daniela ^b   Alof, Verena ^c   Meermann, Dagmar ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fine and gross motor skills; Health related physical fitness; Overweight obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 38549108979     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599444     Document Type: Article

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