Increasing rates of cerebral palsy across the severity spectrum in north-east England 1964-1993

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Colver, A F ^a   Gibson, M ^b   Hey, E N ^b   Jarvis, S N ^a   Mackie, P C ^c   Richmond, S ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern and Yorkshire Regional Training Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Epidemiology; Population register; Severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033917798     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.83.1.f7     Document Type: Article

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