What do we really know about children's ability to perceive exertion? Time to consider the bigger picture

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-383

  Eston, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MATURATION; MEMORY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK;

EID: 66949146768     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.21.4.377     Document Type: Editorial

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