Skeletal maturation, fundamental motor skills and motor coordination in children 7–10 years

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 924-934

  Freitas, Duarte L ^a,b   Lausen, Berthold ^b   Maia, José António ^c   Lefevre, Johan ^d   Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio ^a   Thomis, Martine ^d   Antunes, António Manuel ^a   Claessens, Albrecht L ^d   Beunen, Gaston ^d   Malina, Robert M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bone age; growth; maturation; motor development

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84924908548     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.977935     Document Type: Article

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