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Articles

The Two-Arm Coordination Test: Maturation of Bimanual Coordination in Typically Developing Children and Deficits in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

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Pages 312-320 | Received 12 Sep 2017, Accepted 05 Jul 2018, Published online: 19 Jul 2018

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