Importance of outcome determination in pediatric rehabilitation

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 773-777

  Majnemer, Annette ^a,c   Limperopoulos, Catherine ^b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036828189     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162201002912     Document Type: Review

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