Development of independent locomotion in children with a severe visual impairment

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2069-2074

  Hallemans, Ann ^a,d   Ortibus, Els ^b   Truijen, Steven ^d   Meire, Francoise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^d Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult; Blind; Child; Development; Gait; Low vision; Step time parameters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE SUPPORT TIME; FEMALE; GAIT; HEADING ANGLE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STANCE PHASE DURATION; STEP FREQUENCY; STEP WIDTH; STRIDE LENGTH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION, LOW; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052711397     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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