Assessing gross motor skills of kosovar preschool children

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 969-976

  Shala, Merita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Gross motor evaluation; Gross motor performance; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350341983     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701667452     Document Type: Article

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