Effectiveness of sensorimotor and task-oriented handwriting intervention in elementary school-aged students with handwriting difficulties

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-134

  Weintraub, Naomi ^a   Yinon, Michael ^b   Hirsch, Idit Bar Effrat ^c   Parush, Shula ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Handwriting; Higher level functions; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 74049139615     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20090611-05     Document Type: Article

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