Early physiotherapy intervention in premature infants

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-229

  Yiǧit, Şule ^a   Kerem, Mintaze ^a   Livanelioǧlu, Ayşe ^a   Oran, Olcay ^a   Erdem, Gülşen ^a   Mutlu, Akmer ^a   Turanli, Güzide ^a   Tekinalp, Gülsevin ^a   Yurdakök, Murat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Physiotherapy; Premature

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CEREBRAL PALSY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 0036659020     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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