Children and handwriting ergonomics

Ergonomics for Children: Designing products and places for toddler to teens

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 689-720

  Burt, Cindy ^a   Benbow, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

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