Motor Competence and its Effect on Positive Developmental Trajectories of Health

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1273-1284

  Robinson, Leah E ^a   Stodden, David F ^b   Barnett, Lisa M ^c   Lopes, Vitor P ^d   Logan, Samuel W ^e   Rodrigues, Luis Paulo ^f   D’Hondt, Eva ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84939255515     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0351-6     Document Type: Review

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