Functional asymmetries in the quality of handwriting movements: A kinematic analysis

Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 291-297

  Phillips, James G ^a   Gallucci, Robyn M ^a   Bradshaw, John L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032953858     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.13.2.291     Document Type: Article

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