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Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Strategies for Teaching Handwriting Skills to Kindergarten Children

Howard Taras MD Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jesse Brennan MA Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA
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Andrew Gilbert OTR/L San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, CA
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Helen Eck Reed MAOTR/L Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
Pages 236-246 | Published online: 13 Dec 2011

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