Differences in the fine motor perfomance of children in Hong Kong and the United States on the Bruiniks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Chui, Mandy M Y ^a,b   Ng, Agnes M Y ^a   Fong, Anita K H ^a   Lin, Lenzs S Y ^a   Ng, Miranda W F ^a  

^a Child Assessment Services   (Hong Kong)

^b Pamela Youde Child Assessment Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bruininks OseretskyTest of Motor Proficiency; Cultural differences; Fine motor performance

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 33947426448     PISSN: 15691861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-1861(07)70002-5     Document Type: Article

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