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Article: New pediatrics research from University of Bristol described.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- May 23, 2009
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In this recent report, researchers in Bristol, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To calculate the prevalence of developmental coordination disorder at 7 years of age by using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria in a large UK birth cohort. Cases of developmental coordination disorder were defined by using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a UK birth cohort."
"The motor coordination of >7000 children was assessed by using tests that measured manual dexterity, ball skills, and balance. The 5th percentile of the derived Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children coordination impairment ...