Neuromotor deficits in developmental coordination disorder: Evidence from a reach-to-grasp task

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1293-1300

  Biancotto, Marina ^a   Skabar, Aldo ^a   Bulgheroni, Maria ^b   Carrozzi, Marco ^a   Zoia, Stefania ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b AbAcus   (Italy)

Author keywords

Causal model; Developmental coordination disorder; Kinematic analysis; Reach to grasp action

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBJECT RELATION; REACH TO GRASP TASK; SCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 79957871984     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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