Box and block test of manual dexterity in normal subjects and in patients with multiple sclerosis;Teste de destreza manual da caixa e blocos em indivíduos normais e em pacientes com esclerose múltipla

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 889-894

  Mendes, Maria Fernanda ^a   Tilbery, Charles Peter ^a   Balsimelli, Silvia ^a   Moreira, Marcos Aurélio ^a   Cruz, Ana Maria Barão ^a  

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Author keywords

Box and block test of manual dexterity; Disability scales; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLISH ABSTRACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035654253     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000600010     Document Type: Article

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