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Márcio M Vieira1, Herbert Ugrinowitsch, Fernanda S Oliveira

  • 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, 31270-901-Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
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