Critical review of visual perceptual tests frequently administered by pediatric therapists

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 39-61

  Burtner, Patricia A ^a,b   Wilhite, Carla ^a   Bordegaray, Jana ^a   Moedl, Denise ^a   Roe, Robert J ^a   Savage, Angela R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0030828592     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v17n03_04     Document Type: Article

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