The development of reaching behavior in low-risk preterm infants

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 398-407

  Toledo, A M ^a   Tudella, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development; Kinematics; Preterm infants; Reaching

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INFANT; KINEMATICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; VELOCITY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 47849092284     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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