Characterization of motor control in handwriting difficulties in children with or without developmental coordination disorder

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-250

  Chang, Shao Hsia ^a   Yu, Nan Ying ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 76349122456     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03478.x     Document Type: Article

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