A relationship between an anomaly of the footprint suggested by 5th Century Abhidhamma meditations and Minor Physical Anomalies Scale of Waldrop and Halverson was observed in a sample of 46 pre-school and school-age children. The footprint anomalies correlated with the reported activity levels of children in the same way as the scores on the scale and in a manner consistent with prior research using the scale.
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