Changes in kinetics and kinematics of handwriting during a prolonged writing task in children with and without dysgraphia

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1058-1064

  Kushki, Azadeh ^a   Schwellnus, Heidi ^a,b   Ilyas, Faizah ^a   Chau, Tom ^a,c  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dysgraphia; Handwriting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSGRAPHIA; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

AGRAPHIA; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INFANT; KINETICS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952442149     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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