Influence of two different sitting positions on postural adjustments in children with spastic diplegia

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 534-546

  Brogren, Eva ^a   Forssberg, Hans ^b   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NECK; PARALYSIS; PELVIS; POSITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SITTING; TRUNK;

EID: 0034903633     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2001.tb00757.x     Document Type: Article

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