A comparison of two computer input devices for uppercase letter matching

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-220

  Durfee, Julie L ^a,b,c   Billingsley, Felix F ^b  

^a Occupational Therapist   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Equipment design technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DATA DISPLAY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0033093154     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.2.214     Document Type: Review

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