The relationship between motor skill proficiency and body mass index in children with and without dyslexia: A pilot study

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-523

  Logan, Wood S ^a   Getchell, Nancy ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79952256112     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599713     Document Type: Article

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