Is developmental coordination disorder a fundamental cause of inactivity and poor health-related fitness in children?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages 55-58

  Cairney, John ^a   Veldhuizen, Scott ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HILL CRITERIA; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRENGTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

CHILD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84888026260     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12308     Document Type: Article

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