Are balance problems connected to reading speed or the familial risk of dyslexia?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 350-353

  Viholainen, Helena ^a   Aro, Mikko ^a   Ahonen, Timo ^a   Crawford, Susan ^b   Cantell, Marja ^b   Kooistra, Libbe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; READING; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 79952590484     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03856.x     Document Type: Article

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