Effectiveness of school-based occupational therapy intervention on handwriting

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-25

  Case Smith, Jane ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handwriting legibility and speed; Manipulation; Visual motor

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036358303     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.56.1.17     Document Type: Article

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