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EVIDENCE TO PRACTICE COMMENTARY

Relationships Between Fine-Motor, Visual-Motor, and Visual Perception Scores and Handwriting Legibility and Speed

Sheryl KleinOccupational Therapy Service, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Val GuiltnerOccupational Therapy Service, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Patti SollerederOccupational Therapy Service, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ying CuiDepartment of Educational Psychology, Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pages 103-114 | Published online: 29 Dec 2010

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