Children's computer access: Analysis of the visual-motor demands of software designed for children

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Lane, Alison ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^b  

^a Division of Research and Innovation Cerebral Palsy League   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAME; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0032899839     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269906200106     Document Type: Article

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