The sensations of everyday life: Empirical, theoretical, and pragmatic considerations

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 608-620

  Dunn, Winnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Sensory processing; Temperament; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; INFANT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SENSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; INFANT; MALE; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0040289932     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.55.6.608     Document Type: Article

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