Prevalence of persistent primary reflexes and motor problems in children with reading difficulties

Dyslexia

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 316-338

  McPhillips, Martin ^a   Sheehy, N ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Motor problems; Primary reflexes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NECK; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RATING SCALE; REFLEX DISORDER; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 8844262624     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.282     Document Type: Article

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