Association between birth weight and neuromotor performance: A twin study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Lopes, A A T ^a   Tani, G ^b   Katzmarzyk, P T ^c   Thomis, M A ^d   Maia, J A R ^e  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Neuromotor performance; Twins; Youth

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84900819975     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12107     Document Type: Article

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