The effect of age, sex and obesity on fundamental motor skills among 4 to 6 years-old children

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Vameghi, Roshanak ^a   Shams, Amir ^b   Dehkordi, Parvane Shamsipour ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

FMS; Obesity; OSU SIGMA; Overweight

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CATHCING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOPPING; HUMAN; JUMPING; KICKING; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIPPING; STRIKING; THROWING; WALKING;

EID: 84875287789     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.292.3069     Document Type: Article

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