The relationship between body mass index and gross motor development in children aged 3 to 5 years

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-148

  Nervik, Deborah ^a   Martin, Kathy ^b   Rundquist, Peter ^b   Cleland, Joshua ^a  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; child; developmental psychomotor disorders; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955830218     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318218d356     Document Type: Article

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