Preschool motor development predicting high school health-related physical fitness: A prospective study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 279-291

  Vlahov, Eric ^a   Baghurst, Timothy M ^b   Mwavita, Mwarumba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84906674917     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/10.25.PMS.119c16z8     Document Type: Article

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