Physical activity correlates for children with autism spectrum disorders in middle school physical education

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 491-498

  Pan, Chien Yu ^a   Tsai, Chia Liang ^b   Hsieh, Kai Wen ^b  

^a Department of Special Education   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disability; Health; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 80053959214     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599782     Document Type: Article

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