Reliability and validity of the Gillette functional assessment questionnaire as an outcome measure in children with walking disabilities

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Novacheck, Tom F ^a   Stout, Jean L ^a   Tervo, Raymond ^a  

^a GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Functional assessment; Outcomes; Parent report measures Walking disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; WALKING;

EID: 0033980927     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200001000-00017     Document Type: Article

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