Functional outcomes of strength training in spastic cerebral palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-125

  Damiano, Diane L ^a,b   Abel, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0031882592     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90287-8     Document Type: Article

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