Prescription pattern for orthoses in The Netherlands: Use and experience in the ambulatory phase of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 318-325

  Bakker, J P J ^a   De Groot, I J M ^a   De Jong, B A ^a   Van Tol De Jager, M A ^b   Lankhorst, G J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre 'De Hoogstraat'   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Orthotic devices

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NETHERLANDS; ORTHOSIS; PES EQUINOVARUS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0030779024     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289709166545     Document Type: Article

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