Gross motor function classification system: Preliminary study for Japanese children

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-121

  Kondo, Izumi ^a   Hosokawa, Kanoko ^a   Soma, Masashi ^b   Iwata, Manabu ^a   Sato, Yoshihiro ^a   Iwasaki, Mitushige ^c   Roseubaum, Peter ^d  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Hosp/Home for Handicapped Children   (Japan)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Classification; Pediatrics; Reliability

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOMENCLATURE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0037302164     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200302000-00006     Document Type: Article

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