Effects of replicating primary-reflex movements on specific reading difficulties in children: A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9203, 2000, Pages 537-541

  McPhillips, M ^a   Hepper, P G ^a   Mulhern, G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NECK; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; REFLEX; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034639703     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02179-0     Document Type: Article

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