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Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates
Published on: November 11, 2011
Dexterity as a valid measure of hand function
1Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
Occupational Therapy in Health Care
|August 13, 2013
Abstract:
The evaluation of dexterity as a measure of hand function requires caution. The results of this pilot study demonstrate the importance of defining dexterity, of considering work strategies and of analyzing the work station before planning a hand rehabilitation program and a return to work.

