Perceptual-motor function of school-age children with slow handwriting speed

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-88

  Tseng, Mei Hui ^a   Chow, Susanna M K ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gross and fine motor skills; Psychomotor performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TIME; VISION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033630601     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.54.1.83     Document Type: Article

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