Age effects on sensory-processing abilities and their impact on handwriting

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 264-274

  Engel Yeger, Batya ^a   Hus, Sari ^a   Rosenblum, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly; Handwriting; Sensory processing; Task performance and analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875645750     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2012.79.5.2     Document Type: Article

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