Motor Performance in Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Longitudinal Observational Study

• Main Authors: Lotta Hamari (Author), Päivi M. Lähteenmäki (Author), Heidi Pukkila (Author), Mikko Arola (Author), Anna Axelin (Author), Sanna Salanterä (Author), Liisa S. Järvelä (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Children with cancer are dealing with different side and long-term effects caused by cancer and its treatments, like vinca-alkaloids, which may have negative effects on motor performance. However, the affected areas of motor performance (aiming and catching, balance, manual dexterity) and the differ...