The relationship between motor skill proficiency and body mass index in preschool children

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 442-448

  Logan, Samuel W ^a   Scrabis Fletcher, Kristin ^b   Modlesky, Christopher ^c   Getchell, Nancy ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor competence; Obesity; Overweight; Young children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OBESITY;

EID: 80053947091     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599776     Document Type: Article

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