Mobility status and bone density in cerebral palsy

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-165

  Wilmshurst, S ^a   Ward, K ^a   Adams, J E ^b   Langton, C M ^c   Mughal, M Z ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone density; Cerebral palsy; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029794463     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.2.164     Document Type: Article

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