Obesity and motor coordination ability in Taiwanese children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 801-807

  Zhu, Yi Ching ^a   Wu, Sheng K ^b   Cairney, John ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body fat; Children; Developmental coordination disorder; Gender; Motor coordination ability; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79851511897     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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