Visual-motor integration functioning in a South African middle childhood sample

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-67

  Lotz, Leslie ^a   Loxton, Helene ^a   Naidoo, Anthony V ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRAWING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 27944473586     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280580509486602     Document Type: Article

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