Automatic segmentation as a tool for examining the handwriting process of children with dysgraphic and proficient handwriting

Human Movement Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 608-621

  Rosenblum, Sara ^a   Dvorkin, Assaf Y ^a   Weiss, Patrice L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dysgraphia; Evaluation; Handwriting

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VELOCITY; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

AGRAPHIA; CHILD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PRESSURE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33749683570     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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