The effects of SPARK physical education program on fundamental motor skills in 4-6 year-old children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-219

  Mostafavi, Reza ^a   Ziaee, Vahid ^a,b,c   Akbari, Hakimeh ^a   Hosseini, Samaneh Haji ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gross motor; Gymnastics; Routine activity; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT 2; WELLBEING;

EID: 84874766876     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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