Effects of swimming training on physical fitness and water orientation in autism

Pediatrics International

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 624-626

  Yilmaz, Ilker ^a   Yanardaǧ, Mehmet ^b   Birkan, Bünyamin ^a   Bumin, Gonca ^c  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Eskilehir Adult Men R W C/R C   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autism; Swimming; Water orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; FITNESS; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SWIMMING; TURKEY;

EID: 7044224830     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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