Effects of balance training on individuals with mental retardation

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 43-47

  Smail, Karen M ^a   Horvat, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Mental retardation; Transition; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549106668     PISSN: 08969620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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