Typical and atypical development of reaching and postural control in infancy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages 5-8

  Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANCY; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; VELOCITY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE;

EID: 84888069851     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12298     Document Type: Article

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