The end-state comfort effect in young children

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-41

  Adalbjornsson, Carola F ^a   Fischman, Mark G ^b   Rudisill, Mary E ^b  

^a Actavis Group   (Iceland)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manual control in children; Movement planning; Object manipulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 41749109562     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599458     Document Type: Article

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