Gross motor skill performance in a sample of overweight and non-overweight preschool children

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 42-46

  Morano, Milena ^a,b   Colella, Dario ^a   Caroli, Margherita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c ASL Brindisi   (Italy)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; Fundamental motor skills; gross motor development; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT QUOTIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80052998042     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.613665     Document Type: Article

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