The effect of electrical stimulation on the trunk control in young children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-350

  Park, Eun Sook ^a,b   Park, Chang Il ^a   Lee, Hong Jae ^a   Cho, Yoon Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Electrical Stimulation; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL PALSY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035379983     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.3.347     Document Type: Article

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