Effect of drawing hand and age on figural fluency: A graphomotor study with the five-point test in children

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-41

  Albert, Djana ^a   Opwis, Klaus ^c   Regard, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conceptual task; Development; Drawing; Figural fluency; Motor dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951076604     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040903049061     Document Type: Article

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