Gender differences in motor skill proficiency from childhood to adolescence: A longitudinal study

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-170

  Barnett, Lisa M ^a   van Beurden, Eric ^b   Morgan, Philip J ^c   Brooks, Lyndon O ^d   Beard, John R ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gross motor skills; Locomotor; Object control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953431216     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599663     Document Type: Article

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