Two hands are better than one: Bimanual skill development in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-316

  Gordon, Andrew M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SKILL RETENTION;

CEREBRAL PALSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 77951172606     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03390.x     Document Type: Article

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