Child, family and environmental correlates of children's motor skill proficiency

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 332-336

  Barnett, Lisa ^a   Hinkley, Trina ^a,b   Okely, Anthony D ^b   Salmon, Jo ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Correlates; Locomotor skill; Motor skill; Object control skill; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUNNING; SWIMMING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84878995589     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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