Predicting occupational performance: Handwriting versus keyboarding

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-201

  Preminger, Fabia ^a   Weiss, Patrice L ^b   Weintraub, Naomi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Handwriting; Keyboarding; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; CHILD; FINGER; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 2542511589     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.2.193     Document Type: Article

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