A meta-analysis of research on sensory integration treatment

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-198

  Vargas, Sadako ^a   Camilli, Gregory ^b  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome studies; Quantitative method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033088317     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.2.189     Document Type: Article

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