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A Matter of Balance: Motor Control is Related to Children’s Spatial and Proportional Reasoning Skills

Frick, Andrea, Möhring, Wenke·2016·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02049PMC PMC4709580
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Frick, A., & Möhring, W.
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Frontiers in Psychology
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Frontiers Media SA
Published
2016-01-12
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6
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1664-1078
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02049
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PMC4709580
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Schweizerische Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (PZ00P1_131866)

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