Knee Height as a Predictor of Recumbent Length for Individuals with Mobility-Impaired Cerebral Palsy

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Hogan, S Eileen ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knee height; Lower leg extremity cerebral palsy (LECP) involvement; Recumbent length

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE; MALE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SCOLIOSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0032948494     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718851     Document Type: Article

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