Relationship between habitual physical activity and gross motor skills is multifaceted in 5- to 8-year-old children

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Laukkanen, A ^a   Pesola, A ^a   Havu, M ^a   Saakslahti A ^a   Finni, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Elementary school children; Motor abilities; Motor skill assessment; Physical activity; Young children

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ABILITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SKILL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG CHILDREN;

ACCELEROMETRY; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN; MOTOR ABILITIES; MOTOR SKILL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; YOUNG CHILDREN;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84896397357     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12116     Document Type: Article

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