Reliability of the gross motor function measure in cerebral palsy

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-28

  Nordmark, E ^a,b   Hagglund G ^a   Jarnlo, G B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; children; motor function; reliability; video recording

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030936923     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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