The role of impulsivity in children's estimation of physical ability: Implications for children's unintentional injury risk

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 584-588

  Schwebel, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 8444246792     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.74.4.584     Document Type: Article

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