Living with cerebral palsy and tube feeding: A population-based follow- up study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Smith, Stephanie W ^a   Camfield, Carol ^a,b   Camfield, Peter ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JEJUNOSTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBE FEEDING;

EID: 0033512906     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70125-3     Document Type: Article

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