Perceptual and motor skills.
Publisher:
Southern Universities Press. Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE (2016)
Frequency: Bimonthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Start Year:1955 -
ISSN:
0031-5125 (Print)
1558-688X (Electronic)
0031-5125 (Linking)
1558-688X (Electronic)
0031-5125 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.6
2023
| NLM ID: | 0401131 |
| (DNLM): | P07720000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 04704366 |
| Coden: | PMOSAZ |
| LCCN: | 58032642 |
| Classification: | W1 PE78K |
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