Development of the forward parachute reaction and the age of walking in near term infants: A longitudinal observational study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Romeo, Domenico M M ^a   Cioni, Matteo ^a   Scoto, Mariacristina ^a   Palermo, Filippo ^a   Pizzardi, Alessandra ^a   Sorge, Anna ^a   Romeo, Mario G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FORWARD PARACHUTE REFLEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REFLEX; WALKING; AGE; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURE; REFLEX; WALKING;

EID: 62649101306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-13     Document Type: Article

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