An investigation of the factors affecting handwriting performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1374-1385

  Bumin, Gonca ^a   Kavak, Sermin Tukel ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Tohum Autism Foundation   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cognition; Handwriting; Sensory perceptual motor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GRAPHESTHESIA; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDWRITING; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINAESTHESIA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 54049140369     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701673609     Document Type: Article

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