Handedness in patients with developmental coordination disorder

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Goez, Helly ^a   Zelnik, Nathanel ^b  

^a Child Neurodevelopment Center   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Developmental coordination disorder; Handedness; Left handedness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 38349146787     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807307978     Document Type: Article

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