Construct validity of Beery's developmental test of visual-motor integration for Taiwanese children

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-257

  Mao, Hui Fen ^a   Li, Wenshu ^a   Lo, Jin Ling ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Rasch measurement; Visual motor integration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0032712449     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944929901900402     Document Type: Article

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