Fine Motor Outcomes in Preschool Children Who Receive Occupational Therapy Services

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-61

  Case Smith, Jane ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand functions; Self care

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0029686029     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.50.1.52     Document Type: Article

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